Original British WWI UNISSUED Royal Engineers Other Ranks Scarlet Tunic Magazines or possibly solid nickel alloy

or possibly solid nickel alloy

with a black band adorned with embroidered oak leaf designs

the entire sword looks to have been exposed to moisture / water

The front sight looks to be a working life brass replacement

The brass throat on these are attached by two relatively tiny rivets

Original British WWI UNISSUED Royal Engineers Other Ranks Scarlet Tunic Magazines or possibly solid nickel alloyOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Corps of Royal Engineers has a long heritage that not many corps can rival. They were the direct descent from William the Conqueror's Military Engineers who were directed in 1066 by Humphrey de Tilleaul. By the end of the Peninsular War in 1814 there were five companies serving with Wellington's Army. In 1856, the Corps of Royal Sappers and Miners were amalgamated with the Corps of Royal Engineers. The rank of