I received this Swedish naval NCO's sword today (pictured next to the M1851 cutlass I already had). I'm seeing some confusion about what to call this pattern. As far as I can tell it is identical to the infantry M1842, except for the anchor on the hilt, but during a search I've found various sources of information that call it M1842, M1843, and M1851, and the person selling it even named it M1820! So how do I index this? Does anyone have more reliable information about this specific model?
On a side note, having handled the M1893 cavalry sword and the M1851, I thought this one would be another beastly Swedish sword, but it is surprisingly light in the hand in comparison to the M1851 cutlass!
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