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Norman McCormick · 16th May 2009, 10:48 PM

Hi,
This is the 1854 variant of the 1845 pattern infantry sword not 1820's I'm afraid. The crossed sword and baton do indeed indicate a General/Staff Officers sword, crossed batons would be for a Field Marshal. If there are any numbers on the spine or initials on the blade it might be possible to find out about the military career of the original owner. Hope this helps.
Regards,
Norman.
P.S. If there is no maker/retailers name on the blade or it has been erased the info on the proof slug can be utilised to find out who exactly this was.

16th May 2009, 10:48 PM	#2
Norman McCormick Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,613	Hi, This is the 1854 variant of the 1845 pattern infantry sword not 1820's I'm afraid. The crossed sword and baton do indeed indicate a General/Staff Officers sword, crossed batons would be for a Field Marshal. If there are any numbers on the spine or initials on the blade it might be possible to find out about the military career of the original owner. Hope this helps. Regards, Norman. P.S. If there is no maker/retailers name on the blade or it has been erased the info on the proof slug can be utilised to find out who exactly this was. Last edited by Norman McCormick; 17th May 2009 at 07:41 PM.