Pattern 1857, Royal Engineers Officer’s Sword, 1870; blade was the regulation infantry blade, with spear pointed and engraved with maker’s name, Henry Wilkinson, the corps name, insignia and the owner’s initials, H H K; hilt of gunmetal, gilt, scrolled pattern, pierced and engraved; wooden grip covered in fish skin and bound with three twisted wires; chequered backpiece and pommel; this pattern was carried until the late 1890s; purchased by Lord Kitchener from Wilkinson [and] Son in 1870, just before he joined the Royal Engineers.