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Another interesting sword in an upcoming auction;

“Rare 1796 Model English Cavalry Officer's Sword with Beautiful Etched Hilt & Blade ~ By OSBORN & GUNBY.   Total length (inside scabbard if present) : 37 1/4", Blade length :31 3/4" 

Fortunately, the auction catalogue includes excellent photos, which clearly show the ‘Crown over 4′ British Ordnance acceptance stamp marking the blade as having started life as a 1796 Pattern Light Cavalry troopers’ sword. Sometime later it has been re-hilted with a horn grip, given beautiful frost etching and extra detailing to the hilt.

Certainly, a lot of effort went into the work, unfortunately we do not know when it was done and by whom. What we do know is that this was never a British Officers’ Sword, its trooper’s sword that someone re-purposed. It could have been a trophy sword re-mounted, it could have been sold out of surplus or it was a talented artist’s personal project...Too much time has passed for us to ever know.

◤ 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙞𝙚 𝙒𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙡𝙚𝙮 & 𝘼𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙖 𝙆𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙜 ‣ 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙖 ◢

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𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵: 𝘚𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘺 (2008-2014); 𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘹 (2019); 𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵: 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥, 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘠𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘥𝘢𝘺. 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦 ♡

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