Nice enough blade & I especialy like the handle, but sadley the belt hanger fittings look much coarser & more recent than the scabbard throat, blade & handle to my eye though.
Britania can have various relevant meanings to this piece I would think.
Generaly Britannia silver is an alloy of silver containing 95.84% silver, with the balance usually copper.
But rather like the terms Eastern, Nickel or German silver, Britannia silver should probably be distinguished from Britannia metal, a pewter like or white metal alloy contaning no silver.
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