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Old 6th September 2018, 05:47 PM   #1
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Just acquired this sword & will be picking it up tomorrow or Sat. morning. Seller thinks it's early 19c Prussian cavalry officer's sabre. Looks hussar-like or 1788-ish to me, the broadening to the pommel guard and knuckle bow is wider than the similar Prusso-German ones I've seen, and the upper quillion has an opening that reminds me of later Austro-Hungarian ones.

Can't quite make out the initials in the square stamp which appears to be on the pitted guard strap.

No scabbard, 83cm blade. Hope I will find a few more markings when I pick it up and clean it a bit. Grip wiring looks intact. The guard looks a bit pitted, not sure if it's black patina or lacquer.

ANy comments, help appreciated. Thanks.
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Old 6th September 2018, 08:37 PM   #2
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Appears it's a 1780-1800 Prussian Hussar sabre rather than a cavalry sabre.


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Nice sword
V similar to the 1788 LC Sabre. But the grip looks a lot squarer and the hole for the tassle is something I had not seen before
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G'day Wayne,
Looks a lot like an Italian 1833 pattern mounted artillery sword.
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G'day Wayne,
Looks a lot like an Italian 1833 pattern mounted artillery sword.
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Close, but the guard quillion doesn't have the square opening on the quillion or the pointy bit on the lower part of the bolster. and has languettes only on one side. And has a clipped point.

Found these shots of a Prussian 1780-1800 hussar one in a number of references. here's a couple.

P.s. - I also have an Italian 1885 mounted artillery officers sword, posted here a few years back. Of course, completely different.
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1888 Italian Mounted artillery Officer's Private purchase Sword I mentioned.
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G'day Wayne,


I think both swords you have posted are Italian 1833 pattern artillery swords.

Early Prussian swords tend to have more geometric pommels similar to this one.


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With that info, I've done another search & found reference to the sword as an 1833 Italian Mounted artillery sword, so that is a strong possibility. It will no doubt like living with it's younger brother.

There was a notation that it was indeed based on earlier hussar swords from other nations, by then thought obsolete, but still favoured by Mounted troops.
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