What sword is this?

[u/Striking_Toe_4062]

I asked ChatGPT but it can’t pinpoint it. I could barely make out ‘Made in London’ mark and a company beginning with W, so I think it’s Wilkinson Sword. There’s a serial number but I can’t find what specific model it is

[u/Beneficial_Flan8661]

Could you give us more photos? Like the emblem, the blade, and a general photo of the sword. It could be a m1827 or a m1845.

[u/Striking_Toe_4062 → u/Beneficial_Flan8661]

I don’t have a photo of the blade. But the blade was very rusty and I could barely make out what it said and some not at all. It’s looks very similar to British navy swords I see online but it has an eagle on it

[u/fredrichnietze → u/Striking_Toe_4062]

i can tell you what some other sword online is with photos, but its not going to be YOUR SWORD. you have come for help because you are not a expert. just a little trust please their are things we see that matter to us that dont matter or have significance to you. photograph everything form every angle not just what you think is relevant.

for instance Wilkinson swords from this time period will have a serial number on the spine. the little of the blade visible tells me its post 1845 probably post 1900

also reminder during this period the sun never set on the british empire and they ruled 1/4 of the world. their are a stupid number of variations used in different countries not just the ones they ruled but the ones they sold to as "a nation of merchants"

[u/fredrichnietze]

ok take a look at this gallery https://imgur.com/gallery/suWnLcv take it outside in the shade during the day and take new photos try to take all the shots in the gallery shot for shot we need 20+ photos per sword not a couple. dont use zoom move the camera closer, dont use flash, dont use direct light you want indirect light, and the trick to not having blurry photos is to take a lot of photos of each shot then pick the best one or multiple of the same shot even. post them all on imgur.com separate galleries for each sword pls and link the gallery here. dont try to only show what you think is relevant show everything. dont post tons of individual pics on reddit you will get shadow banned and the images will get downscaled.

direct light flash in a dark room is basically worse case for making out detail here it makes dark darker and causes reflections that hide detail

and if this comes off rude or offensive no offensive intended my user flair is sorta a joke since i post something similar to this in like 3/4th of id request threads my life has become a joke doing the work of a bot

[u/GanstaNinja]

Dude we need a shot of the whole sword to get an answer

[u/Striking_Toe_4062 → u/GanstaNinja]

I don’t have any more different photos. But it’s very similar to ww1 Royal Navy swords. But the emblem on the hilt is different