Original British WWI UNISSUED Royal Engineers Other Ranks Scarlet Tunic P-1853 Enfield and is completely devoid of

and is completely devoid of markings

which was the Waffenfarbe (corps color) during WWII for Cavalry and Reconnaissance units

WWI era issued to front line troops fighting in trenches

with a very decorative pommel an guard

The curved 34

Original British WWI UNISSUED Royal Engineers Other Ranks Scarlet Tunic P-1853 Enfield and is completely devoid ofOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Corps of Royal Engineers has a long heritage that not many corps can rival. They were the direct descent from William the Conqueror's Military Engineers who were directed in 1066 by Humphrey de Tilleaul. By the end of the Peninsular War in 1814 there were five companies serving with Wellington's Army. In 1856, the Corps of Royal Sappers and Miners were amalgamated with the Corps of Royal Engineers. The rank of