76.5cm curved blade, copper hilt retaining some gilding and with lion's head pommel, D-shaped knuckle guard and scrolling side guard enclosing a fouled anchor, wire bound ivory grip, contained in its brass mounted leather scabbard, the locket signed Tatham to His Majesty, No.37 Charing Cross Near The Admiralty, and engraved with inscription on the outer face. The inscription reads "The gift of Jno. Thompson Esq. to his friend Lieut Colin Campbell Decemr 1804". Ivory Declaration Submission Reference NCSMT6X2.

Colin Campbell entered the Navy in 1799 as a First Class Volunteer on the Anson under Captain Philip Durham, latterly as a Midshipman. After serving on a number of ships, he rejoined Durham on the Defiance as Master's Mate in 1805, participating in the Battle of Trafalgar. He obtained his commission in January 1806 and served in the West Indies at the reduction of Martinique and Guadeloupe in 1809-10. He was officially posted in 1815 and advanced to flag rank in 1846. The inscription refers to him as a Lieutenant in December 1804, although he did not receive his commission until 1806. He probably was given the sword on his appointment as Master's Mate, a rank which, at that time, was on a par with that of a Lieutenant.