I only know a little about antique swords, but here's my two ducats:
If it's not a cheap reproduction then the original production value was very poor indeed. The guard looks thin as anything and the quillon strange. The tang looks worrying slim too and it's lost the leather patch that sits between scabbard mouth and hilt. At least it has the scabbard, but the leather looks withdrawn. The chape's still on the end though, although the shoe is a bit of a strange shape. The grip looks to be leather, well-polished from handling, and bound in twist wire. The blade appears to be acid-etched as better quality swords are. It is a back sword, meaning that the true edge is sharpened only (if it was even sharpened in the first place: there are plenty of proper, antique sabres around today that were never sharpened - I have one). It has a rather lengthy ricasso, all of it ending in a spear point. The tang button appears to be a nut. Obviously, hard to tell exact details from your photographs. Oh, and you have lovely slippers.
This won't be worth much when it comes to antique swords, but it's an interesting piece, nonetheless.
Please post a photo or two of the second sword!
unless you have 'good reason' for doing so (taking it to sell, display, get valued etc. as it has absolutely no legitimate use as a bushcraft blade or suchlike!). Even then common sense would be to wrap it in an inaccessible manner until you reach your destination.
Bravo on some specialised knowledge, sir.
