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British 1803 Infantry Officers Sword by Lantern Amouries

£199.99 £166.66

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British Infantry Officers 1803 sword by Lantern Armouries

Lantern Armouries 1803 Infantry Officers Sword is handmade by Sword smiths using traditional craftsman's methods and has all the features of the originals.

 

British Infantry Officers 1803 sword by Lantern Armouries

Lantern Armouries 1803 Infantry Officers Sword is handmade by Sword smiths using traditional craftsman's methods and has all the features of the originals including:

  • Blade: Curved with Broad fuller and double edged for the last 7" until the spear point 
  • Blade length 31 1/2" x 1 1/2" wide
  • Scabbard: Black Leather, Gilt brass lockets with 2 loose hanging Rings
  • Grip: Bound Black leather with brass wire
  • Guard: Gulit Knucklebow with Lions head, with George III royal Cypher and slit for sword knot
  • Blade length 80 cms
  • Weight: Sword and scabbard 1400 grams
  • With leather scabbards all insert and remove the blade with the scabbard vertical, the opening point to the sky, to prevent the blade damaging it.
  • Blade and Scabbard have marks to looked aged.

The 1803 sword was just introduced just in time for the Peninsula Wars 1807-1814 in Spain and Portugal where the Infantry would come up against the French Voltiguers, Napoleons elite skirmishers and the 1803 sword would prove an effective weapon in the hands of a trained Officers especially in the newly formed  light  Infantry. And again in the  War with Napoleon in France ending in the Battle of Waterloo 1815.

Specification
Weight (g) 2001.00
Brand Lantern Armouries
Restricted Product? Yes
Affiliation British
Service Army
Knives and Tools Type Dagger/Sword

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