Chinese sword, which belonged to Captain Sir Robert Oliver (died 1848). The hilt of the sword consists of up-turned brass quillons with a human face in the centre of the crosspiece, and a flattened pommel. The grip is made from plaited cord. The straight, double-edged steel blade is flat on one side so that it is of a half-diamond cross-section. The obverse of the blade is decorated with a wavy line broken by circles. The reverse of the blade is undecorated. The sword was reputed captured in 1842 during the First China War, 1840-1842.