The handle is very solid with a superbly decorated guard, there is the presence of the monogram of Queen Victoria (1876-1901). The blade is in good condition and has many engravings: coat of arms of the British Empire, reliefs, the marking `` LONDON MADE '' ... The scabbard is double rings, also in good condition. The blade tip is a bit worn. The saber fits perfectly into its sheath. It is a magnificent original English saber and in good condition, very unusual. History Victoria married her cousin's son Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha in 1840. Her reign of 63 years and seven months was the second longest in the history of the United Kingdom after that of Elizabeth II. Known as the Victorian era, it marked a period of profound social, economic and technological change in the United Kingdom and a rapid expansion of the British Empire. She was the last British monarch of the house of Hanover who reigned on the British Isles since 1714, because her son and heir, Edward VII, belonged to the line of her father, the house of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.