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A friend of mine needs you Gentlemen to identify this sword. Can you help, please ?
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The blade has standard Solingen etching, the fullers appear to run out the end of the blade showing it to have been cut down, probably from cavalry length. The hilt is in the style of the British P1796 Light Cavalry but in brass when cavalry hilts were steel. My best guess is an unofficial British infantry sabre with a field blade replacement from approx 1796 - 1803.
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Thanks much Robert. Will pass the info to my friend.
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I do agree with the above answer but the scabbard fittings are most un British in style
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Thank you guys. Most certainly the scabbard is not the original one, shortened to fit the new blade lenght, but one arranged for the purpose. This because the present one suspends with a button and the previously longer sword must have suspended with rings.
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