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A Rare 1796 Pattern Light Cavalry Officer's Sabre Of The 10th (Prince Of Wales's Own) Light DragoonsCirca 1800
22 April 2009, 13:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £4,560 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA Rare 1796 Pattern Light Cavalry Officer's Sabre Of The 10th (Prince Of Wales's Own) Light Dragoons
Circa 1800
Circa 1800
With bright curved blade double-edged at the point in front of the yelman and etched with gilt cabalistic inscriptions between a moon and stars on one side, and crossed lances and arrow on the other, regulation brass stirrup hilt retaining faint traces of gilding and comprising shaped langets each with applied cast and chased silver Prince of Wales' feathers, scrolled rear quillon, knuckle-guard pierced for a sword-knot, stepped pommel and partly fluted back-piece in one, and fishskin-covered grip bound with copper wire (incomplete), in original brass scabbard with two rings for suspension
80 cm. blade
80 cm. blade
Footnotes
Literature:
Richard Dellar, 'The Officers' Sword Of The 10th Hussars 1807-c.1820', Classic Arms And Militaria, Vol. XV, No. 4 [2008], pp. 29-33, pls. 1B and 2B
For more information see Brian Robson, Swords of the British Army ..., The Revised Edition, 1996, pp. 80-82








