Flanking officer saber?

cel7 · 17th November 2023, 04:15 PM

Received this saber today. I saw it at an auction and since no one was bidding on it I couldn't resist. It has quite a curve (11cm) and a clipped point. length 90cm. At the base it is almost 1cm thick. It has a wide fuller all the way to the tip. In my opinion late 18th or early 19th century.
The decorations on the blade are typically European (the cannons with banners). The strange thing is that the last 30cm of the blade seems to have been hammered out. If you run a finger over the blade you will clearly feel a wavy pattern. It may have had some major kinks at some point that they tried to straighten out.
I suspect it is a British flanking officer saber but I could be wrong.
Unfortunately, it does not have a sheath.

17th November 2023, 04:15 PM	#1
cel7 Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 154	Flanking officer saber? Received this saber today. I saw it at an auction and since no one was bidding on it I couldn't resist. It has quite a curve (11cm) and a clipped point. length 90cm. At the base it is almost 1cm thick. It has a wide fuller all the way to the tip. In my opinion late 18th or early 19th century. The decorations on the blade are typically European (the cannons with banners). The strange thing is that the last 30cm of the blade seems to have been hammered out. If you run a finger over the blade you will clearly feel a wavy pattern. It may have had some major kinks at some point that they tried to straighten out. I suspect it is a British flanking officer saber but I could be wrong. Unfortunately, it does not have a sheath. Attached Images