G'day Mike
Having a look at Brian Robson's book Swords of the British Army which is the bible on British Army swords, a sword that looks like yours is shown in the chapter covering Corps and Departmental swords, it is illustrated on page 152 , plate 166 with 3 pages of follow on information.
The sword is described as :- 166, Royal Artillery officers Circa 1850, blade length 351/2 inches by 1 inch, slightly curved, flat back, single fuller to each side to within 12 inches of the point, grip wood covered in shark skin and bound with silver or steel wire.
Some better photographs of the hilt and the engraving on the blade to clearly show the crown ( probably Queen Vic) and the pommel (Top of the hilt) which will help to identify the sword.
If you would like to pm me your email address I can send you scans of the info in the book.
Regards
Phil.
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