Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - British pipeback parabolic blade saber c. 1801

Norman McCormick · 6th December 2020, 02:27 PM

Hi Jim,
I would have designated this a Flank Officers sword of the Napoleonic era rather than a cavalry sword. The curvature of the blade and the canted hilt would suggest to me that this is the more probable attribution.
My Regards,
Norman.

6th December 2020, 02:27 PM	#2
Norman McCormick Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,613	Hi Jim, I would have designated this a Flank Officers sword of the Napoleonic era rather than a cavalry sword. The curvature of the blade and the canted hilt would suggest to me that this is the more probable attribution. My Regards, Norman.