Officers sword pattern 1796 for Light Cavalry?

[Calien]

Wow these are amazing! That flank officer definitely has the same style tip or very similar, are these yours?

Originally Posted by midelburgo

I will put a light cavalry and a light infantry examples from Cadiz 1811.


Then a couple of Toledo 1814 Line cavalry.

I could not find Toledo/Cadiz 1813, Although I found a couple of Cadiz with lost date, and a 1812 no clear if Cadiz (probably) or Toledo (unlikely).

[Calien]

Reviving this older thread with this amazing sample I got last night off a French website. Having a little trouble getting a hit on the crest but the model is fantastic. Samuel Brunn was around from 1797 to 1820 making top end guns and sabers (On par with Prusser) after the war he hit hard times and ended up bankrupt. As far as the crest goes I have not gotten any hits, clearly this officer was a freemason so that's one clue, and I'm not 100% sure but I think a crown is also not very common. If anyone recognizes it please let me know. Thank you and enjoy.

[Radboud]

Wonderful quality on the etching, I wonder if it wasn't an export sword. I've seen an example of a Dutch naval officer's sword by Prosser, so it is possible that Brunn exported as well.

[Radboud]

Another sword in this 'fashion style.'

I don't think that we can conclusively call these swords 1796 Pattern light cavalry sabres. There are too many variations (the 1796 LC is a pattern after all) and a lot of specific examples that can be attributed to a regimental pattern.

This sword is very light and has a short un-fullered blade. It could be a flank officer's or a light cavalry officer's dress sword or just having belonged to a militia officer. There are too many options to ever be sure.

Weight (sans scabbard) 530 grams
LOA: 865 mm
Blade length 745 mm

[Calien]

I got one very similar Radbound but its a flak officers. I wonder if there is a link.

[Radboud]

Originally Posted by Calien

I got one very similar Radbound but its a flak officers. I wonder if there is a link.

I’ve asked that very question on another forum using your sword plus another as examples that might suggest a link. Unfortunately the consensus was that it was likely to be fashion rather than any regimental design.

One of my other swords has the same wave pattern etched up the blade edges as well but has triple fullers and etching without the guilding.

[Bryce]

G'day Calien,
I can't help you with the crest, but I do have a couple of swords with similar blade decoration including the "all seeing eye". Originally I thought this style of blade decoration may be regimental, but have since found blades marked to the 12th LD, 7th Hussars and 82nd Regiment of foot. They also come from several different makers. Like you I think that the common link may be Freemasonry, or simply fashion. Do you have a shot showing the whole blade decoration?

Brunn and Prosser marked swords are often very similar if not identical. As the two were neighbours I have often wondered if the swords came out of the same workshop.
Cheers,
Bryce