British pipeback parabolic blade saber c. 1801

Hotspur · 6th December 2020, 10:02 PM

A side note in nomenclature. British models were prefixed with a p. p1796, etc. I'll let the gods debate the scope of flank officer swords but my understanding is that the term accommodates both the less curved and more curved blades, p1796 type hilts and the later 1803 hilts. I am now curious how the term "flank officer" was coined and used by the British army, or indeed if it is a more modern affectation.

That is a really early looking pipe back. I thought that those blades in England arose in the 1820s.

Cheers
GC

6th December 2020, 10:02 PM	#7
Hotspur Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Nipmuc USA Posts: 517	A side note in nomenclature. British models were prefixed with a p. p1796, etc. I'll let the gods debate the scope of flank officer swords but my understanding is that the term accommodates both the less curved and more curved blades, p1796 type hilts and the later 1803 hilts. I am now curious how the term "flank officer" was coined and used by the British army, or indeed if it is a more modern affectation. That is a really early looking pipe back. I thought that those blades in England arose in the 1820s. Cheers GC