Flanking officer saber?

[Radboud]

Originally Posted by Jim McDougall

John Justus Runkel was a London based supplier who brought blades in from Solingen (I think from one family in particular, I think it was Neff) then applied his name to the blade spine, and sold them to cutlers.

According to Richard Daller in "British Cavalry Swords" Runkel had married into the Neff family. Certainly their mark has been found on the tang of some of the blades he sold.

Also, I suspect that Runkel imported his blades complete with his name and decoration on them. To engrave them himself would mean that he needed to reapply the blue and gilt again.

Originally Posted by Jim McDougall

Still curious on this rose design on hilts, any other examples?

Do you mean on the spine? I'll start up another thread.