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Originally Posted by Norman McCormick
Hi,
Again what Jim says makes sense. Without better photographs it's hard to say exactly and even then there was a plethora of individual styles in the late 18th early 19thC so could be difficult to pin down exactly.
Regards,
Norman.
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Thank you Norman, exactly right, there were so many elaborations in the decorative motifs of these hussar officers sabers as fashion was key and there was considerable carte blanche' among them.
Wish I had the monumental series by Christian Aries (1966+) which seems to have been quite comprehensive on these (something like 16 volumes?).
Also the French magazine 'Armes Gazette' or ? has articles over 30 +years.