19th century sword or fake?

kronckew · 13th March 2017, 08:59 AM

i've seen one german sabre with this double ring scabbard,but it don't think the germans liked them much.

the uk's 1908 looks very much like the 1913 'patton' us army sabre, with very slight differences, mostly in the blade, i suspect the '08 must have influenced patton a bit.

just for interest, here is a 1861P British HAC Light Cavalry officer's sword -with the ubiquitous double ring top mount. (HAC = Honourable Artillery Company)

13th March 2017, 08:59 AM	#6
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,216	i've seen one german sabre with this double ring scabbard,but it don't think the germans liked them much. the uk's 1908 looks very much like the 1913 'patton' us army sabre, with very slight differences, mostly in the blade, i suspect the '08 must have influenced patton a bit. just for interest, here is a 1861P British HAC Light Cavalry officer's sword -with the ubiquitous double ring top mount. (HAC = Honourable Artillery Company) Attached Images Last edited by kronckew; 13th March 2017 at 05:05 PM.

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