The sword is made of tin, not lead. I have included the picture and details about the figure from page 51 of Opie's, "Great Book of Britains". There is nothing wrong with this piece, everything is right.
These come from a smoke-free home environment. See my ever-changing inventory from many makers of quality toy soldiers in my other listings, including but not limited to: Aeroart, All the Queen's Men, Alymer, American Soldier Company, Auburn Rubber Co. Barclay, Bastion, Blenheim, The British Toy Soldier Co.
CBG Mignot, Dorset, Ducal, Frontline, Hiriart, Imperial, John Hill & Company (Johillco), John Jenkins Designs, Kharkoff Studios of St. Petersburg, Little Legion, Manes Marzano, Marlborough, Martin Richie, Marx, Moscow Development Corporation (MOSDEC), Nostalgia, PAM (SAEs), Rainbow Rubber Co. Ron Wall, Shenandoah, Somerset Ltd. Steadfast, Stone Castle, The Toy Soldier Company (of Scotland) Ltd.
Tradition, Trophy Miniatures of Wales, Union of South Africa (SAEs), Zinnfiguren and vintage and limited edition sets from Britain's Toy Soldiers and still others from German, Russian, and several Unknown makers! Thank you for your understanding.