89.5m slightly curved fullered blade by REEVES, Ordnance stamped at the forte, sharpened for use, regulation three-bar steel hilt stamped 1DG F TSM, chequered two-piece leather grips, contained in its steel scabbard. The markings to the hilt suggest this was the sword of the 1st Dragoon Guards, F Troops, Sergeant Major. During the Crimean Campaign the 1st Dragoon Guards participated in the Charge of the Heavy Brigade.