Your Guides regt sword must have been misidentified. The blade type was not used by officers this early on, not until 1845. The sword sadly is not a Wilkinson. I don't see the Guide connection.
The sword is an interesting example having a post 1845p British Blade with a for lack of better naming, a Continental hilt. There must be an interesting story behind it. Officers were attached to other countries armies and this sword may be a result of that.
I would be interested to see the auctioneers description for a better understanding
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