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Originally Posted by Radboud
Lovely mameluke sabre Turkoman, do you have the scabbard for it as well?
As Jim notes, these swords were officially sanctioned for the first time in the Dress Regulations of 1822 when they were prescribed for officers of the 9th, 12th and 16th Lancers with a plain metal scabbard for dress and a velvet-covered scabbard for full dress.
I have one that is attributed to the 12th (The Prince of Wales) Royal Lancers:
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Dear Jim, thank you very much for displaying the beautiful sword and for the information about the British Cavalry Mameluke Sword.
In the evening I will post a photo with the scabbard