^Lot 25148 BRITISH 1892 PATTERN NAMED ROYAL ENGINEERS SWORD WITH RESEARCH

BRITISH 1892 PATTERN NAMED ROYAL ENGINEERS SWORD WITH RESEARCH
(1) NAMED TO COLIN ERIC SMITH NEILL C.E.S. NEILL) R.E. (ROYAL ENGINEERS), STRAIGHT, PARTIALLY FULLERED, SINGLE-EDGED BLADE WITH DOUBLE-EDGED TIP, RICASSO ACID ETCHED: "BY APPOINTMENT, HENRY, WILKINSON, PALL MALL, LONDON", BLADE ACID ETCHED: KING'S CROWN OVER "UBIQUE" OVER "R" SHIELD "E" OVER BANNER WITH VARIOUS DECORATIVE FLORAL DESIGNS, OTHER-SIDE RICASSO ACID ETCHED: 6-POINTED STAR WITH BRASS EMBLEM IN CENTER MARKED: "HW", BLADE ACID ETCHED: "ROYAL" OVER WINGS / ARROWS SYMBOL OVER "ENGINEERS", BANNERS OVER INITIALS "CESN" WITH VARIOUS DECORATIVE DESIGNS, BLADE SPINE MARKED: "33478", OTHER-SIDE SPINE MARKED: "A" WITH FAINT MARK, LEATHER BUFFER PAD / WASHER, DECORATIVE STEEL HILT WITH VICTORIAN CROWN OVER "VR" CYPHER, BLACK WIRE WRAPPED GRIP, CHECKERED STEEL GRIP BACKING, STEEL POMMEL, NO VISIBLE MARKINGS, LEATHER WRAPPED SCABBARD, NO VISIBLE MARKINGS, SHOWS AGE / WEAR / TEAR, BLADE APPROX. 32.5", OVERALL LENGTH APPROX. 38.75" & (1) SET OF RESEARCH PAPERS PROVING THE SWORD TO HAVE BELONGED TO COLIN ERIC SMITH NEILL & DETAILING HIS DEATH. SEE PHOTOS.