CROWN/HESSON Marked LATE 1700s British 1788 Pattern LIGHT CAVALRY Saber With IRON HILT and LEATHER WRAPPED GRIP

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CROWN/HESSON Marked LATE 1700s British 1788 Pattern LIGHT CAVALRY Saber

With IRON HILT and LEATHER WRAPPED GRIP

Here we present an antique Hessen Marked British 1788 Pattern Light Cavalry Saber, manufactured in Britain circa the late 1700s to early 1800s. The 1788 Pattern was the first regulation pattern for the British military, who used various regimental patterns before that. There was a “Trooper’s” version of the saber for the Heavy Cavalry, with officer’s using a more elaborate hilt and decorated blades. The Light Cavalry, as is this example, used a saber with a curved blade and stirrup hilt. The British Military Officer did not carry a regulation sword until 1786.

The question remains, to which wars or battles did this sword see action. It just missed action in the American Revolutionary War by about twenty years. After that, though, was it possibly there at Waterloo used in the massed charge of the British Heavy Cavalry of the Household and Union Brigades during the Napoleonic Wars? As part of supporting allied nations warring against the French, Britain exported a huge number of swords over the course of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Undoubtably, this saber would have been carried primarily by the mounted soldiers.

The overall length of this saber is 39 inches with a 34-1/2 inch blade. It features a blade with a crown and “HESSEN” on both sides. It has an iron hilt and a leather wrapped grip.

The overall condition is good. A dark patina has set in on the blade. Solid hilt. There is no brass wire around the grip. This example is lightly engraved with traditional designs. Legible markings.

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Overall condition as seen in photos.

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$900
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