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Sword Studies 010 - 1786 Infantry Officer Sword (Silver hilt)

Playing with different backgrounds for displaying swords on. The blue is quite a cold colour, especially with all the bare steel. And at times the bluing also gets lost. I think the burgundy works well, so I will probably use that for the coming display. The top two swords are Georgian era non-regulation infantry officers swords. While the bottom two are 1796 Pattern swords, the one with the boatshell guard is for General Officers or Dragoon Officers dismounted service while the one with the Pas d’Ane guard is for infantry officers

British 1796 Pattern Swords.

A new display has gone up. A small one showing my three Georgian era British Spadroons. They are from left to right:

1786 Pattern Infantry Officer’s sword with 5-ball guard. Aalso called a five-ball spadroon.

1796 Pattern with boatshell guard. Commonly called the Heavy Cavalry Officer’s dismounted service sword.

Sword Studies 011 - Artillery Officer Sword - circa 1790

The eleventh in a long running series where we take an in depth look at one antique sword per video. This will include detailed measures of blade length, weight, balance and other characteristics, as well as close up video work and a historical overview. 

 Please note, British artillery officers in the late 18th and early 19th century typically carried the same swords as infantry officers, which is why this sword is highly unusual, and may have been for an officer of the Honourable Artillery Company, please see the link below for more info about them.

The CULT of the Spadroon: Adventures in SWORD terminology