Africanised Sabre..any ideas as to the blade ?

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Originally Posted by Dmitry

I have just acquired it and haven't received it yet.
From the photo alone I would tentatively attribute it as British officer's hanger ca.1800-1820, perhaps naval, but not positively so. The lion mask langets are not a definitive naval characteristic. I'll report back once I have a good look at it.

I've been meaning to ask - your blade is of a very strange color. What happened with it?

Thanks Dmitry,
as to the colour of the blade...I believe it is a photo effect, a combination of an overcast day and the use of photo shop type software ....to show the contours of the blade better.

Perhaps, there is a possibility that my blade was originally Naval ?

Regards David