You could draw out these date ranges as a bar chart to determine the definitive date range for your sword, or, you can take the latest start date amongst your ranges and the earliest end date to get a range for your sword. Example: Pattern: P1897 …
Gothic hilted British infantry swords - Wikipedia
The gothic hilted swords were a family of swords carried by officers and some NCOs of the British Army between 1822 and the present day. They were primarily infantry swords, although they were also regulation pattern for some other officers such as surgeons and staff officers.
British Cavalry Sabres of the early to mid 1800s
This article will concentrate on the sabres of the British cavalry, used by the troopers from the 1780s to the Crimean War (1853–56), as these would have been some of the most common blades Kate Tattersall dealt with on her travels. Another article will deal with infantry swords and the Royal Navy cutlass.
British Infantry Swords & the Royal Navy Boarding Cutlass of the …
Throughout the 17th and 18th centuries armies grew, became more professional, and better equipped. This article will concentrate on the swords of the British Army, from 1780 to the Crimean War (1853–56), because these are weapons Kate Tattersall would have encountered while growing up and on her adventures with the British Secret Service.
British Army, Royal Navy, and Scottish Swords and Sabres
5-Ball Infantry Officer's Sword (Spadroon), 1780s-1800 Introduced in the 1780s this was considered the first attempt at a uniform pattern sword for the British Infantry. Called the 5-ball Spadroon because of the 5 ball decoration on the hilt, this pattern proved quite popular and even the French and American army officers adopted it as their own.
Identifying British Infantry Officers’ Swords - Forde Military …
2019年3月19日 · This Pattern was the first attempt by the Army to bring some degree of standardisation to the swords its officers were buying. However, the regulation that ushered it in only focused upon describing what the sword’s blade should look like, stating that it should be at least one inch wide at the shoulder, 32 inches long and capable of cutting ...
British Victorian Infantry Sword 1822-1897 - military heritage
This sword saw incredible service in the 19th century including the Crimean War, the American Civil War, Boer War (unofficially) and the Zulu, Australian, New Zealand and Indian Colonial Conflicts. It was officially replaced in 1897 with a new pattern Infantry sword.
Pattern 1897 infantry officer's sword - Wikipedia
The 1897 pattern infantry officers’ sword is a straight-bladed, three-quarter basket-hilted sword that has been the regulation sword for officers of the line infantry of the British Army from 1897 to the present day.
1803 Pattern British Infantry Sword (1803 -1821) - military …
This sabre was introduced to fill an important need amongst British officers who duties took them away from the safety of regular Infantry line formations. Skirmishing with the enemy as light infantry or riflemen was a very dangerous venture, and these extended formations were vulnerable to being overrun by timely movements of enemy cavalry or ...
Identifying Royal Navy Swords — Forde Military Antiques
2021年10月29日 · Based on the British Army’s 1822 Pattern Sabre, the new sword had a gilt-brass hilt of ‘Gothic’ flair forming a half-basket and presenting an oval cartouche containing a fouled anchor and crown.