This is a very rare piece indeed! It is believed that this would have been a store front display piece. By the Kennedy Manufacturing Company by Richard Kennedy, listed as a theatrical sword maker based out of 53 Loveday Street, according to the census dated 1858 (General & Commercial Directory of the boroughs of Birmingham & Six Miles Round). Sold, it is believed in their storefront as well as by Mr Vans of 10 Little Britian, from 1830 to 1841. Listed in census as gold & silver wire drawers and gold & silver lacemen.

Kennedy ended up focusing on the Masonic market, they were originally Gold Lacemen, so the provision of swords, including court and dress swords. 

Featuring a bright steel hilt with short straight quillons and recurved scroll finials, a knuckle chain gard attached to the base of the faceted urn shaped pommel. Short pas d'ane attached to the openwork disc guard, openwork steel grip with faceted beads simulating diamonds. The sword itself is quite long, measuring 100cm (39 3/8"). With a blade length of 83cm (32 5/8"). 

In very good condition with small areas of pitting on the blade, featuring engraving halfway down the blade on all three sides.

These were highly fashionable swords of the period, mainly during the Neoclassical period and were thought to be worn with formal dress at times of mourning by aristrocats.