Victorian presentation sword

[Panzervtiger]

Has anyone seen this sword before? It is Gilt gold to about halfway down the blade in scroll, then it is Damascus steel the rest of the way. It has a Queen Victoria cipher and a MW or WM on the maker (Wilkinson?) Any help would be appreciated.

[Panzervtiger]

makers mark

[juoneen]

You might try here, but the difference between this sword site and this forum for german medals should be incorporated here. first here is the site:
http://www.swordforum.com/forums/for...ry-Sword-Forum

Then here is their policy i feel we as a forum should incorporate here relating the same to our policys, read this and see if you dont agree?
Sword Identification & Values
The knowledge base on this forum is as helpful as it is diverse and highly experienced. If you have a sword you would like to identify, please feel free to post pics and we'll be glad to assist. However, assessing 'value' is a different story. While knowing what your sword is worth is an important part of owning it, many limiting factors exist that will influence the actual value. For this reason, we do not offer appraisal services.


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This policy should be added here and i move we stop allowing free appraisals to anybody. Let them figure out what they want on their own, and I think more of those using e stand will get a deal now and again. there is more they say, but if you click on the link , you can read the rest.

About this sword, it may be british, but might be a german made blade, although it is a very valuable example for what it is , just by the quality of its manufacture. Be careful before assessing a sale price , if you ever decide to sell. It is a very fine scoop, one seldom encountered. Nice find.

[NBolinger]

Maybe a infantry generals sword? Very cool.

[Panzervtiger]

Thank you for the advice I will use it!!

[ROBB]

Looks British and Queen Victoria , never seen one marked like that before , still its a nice thing you want to swap it for A black wound badge let me know . Rob

[JamesT]

IMO not British and the makers mark is definitely not Wilkinson. The cypher is hard to see clearly but the crown is wrong for a Victoria Crown - it looks more continental to me. I would guess one of the German principalities pre WW1 or Austro-Hungarian.

[Panzervtiger]

On the sword forum they state it is a British M1854 sword with a Queen Victoria cipher and that the blade may be a German composite

[NBolinger]

That is a victorian English crown no doubt about it, and the VR are for Victoria Regina.

[Panzervtiger]

Yes it's definitely A Queen Victoria cipher, the blade may be German as it was stated the Brits did not do a lot of Damascus. The scabbard is a gold wash also so either a general's sword or a presentation sword made by a German maker.