British sabre with ivory grip

Bryce · 4th January 2021, 08:33 PM

G'day Ulrik,

To add to what Jim has posted, most of these stirrup-hilted lion head swords predate the 1803 pattern infantry officer sword. I have one with a horn grip which is dated 1799. Ivory gripped examples like yours were favoured by militia and volunteer regiment officers whose swords tended to be a little fancier than their regular army cousins.

Below is a photo of Thomas Gill's full warranted spiel on a 1796 light cavalry officer's sabre.

Cheers,
Bryce

4th January 2021, 08:33 PM	#3
Bryce Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: North Queensland, Australia Posts: 195	G'day Ulrik, To add to what Jim has posted, most of these stirrup-hilted lion head swords predate the 1803 pattern infantry officer sword. I have one with a horn grip which is dated 1799. Ivory gripped examples like yours were favoured by militia and volunteer regiment officers whose swords tended to be a little fancier than their regular army cousins. Below is a photo of Thomas Gill's full warranted spiel on a 1796 light cavalry officer's sabre. Cheers, Bryce Attached Images