Please help on 1796 HC sword marks

[celtan]

I read something more like C. ia 4 ta 45 (or 46, or 43), which would stand for weapon forty-plus of the 4th Company. You are the one who can
actually confirm it with a lighted loupe / magnifying glass.

Now, the ia / sA could also be a 15..., 15th Rgm?

BR

M


"En su corcel cuando sale la luna
aparece el bravo zorro
al hombre de mal él sabrá castigar
marcando la Zeta de Zorro"

Originally Posted by Jim McDougall

Manolo, it is indeed surprising the numbers of British weapons that ended up in Spain during this period. In discussions over the years concerning the so called 'Berber' sabres that became associated with Spanish Morocco via Mr. Tirri's well known book, and now seem more likely to be from the 'Spanish Main' from Cuba to South America and Mexico's gulf coast....these seem almost invariably mounted with British M1796 light cavalry blades with tips dramatically profiled.
I have seen other South American swords of mid 19th century also with British blades of the Napoleonic period.

These markings are on the langet of a M1796 light cavalry sabre, and I am wondering if they might be associated with Spanish markings:
Cs A
4
43


All best regards,
Jim