Victorian Reenactment
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British Infantry Officer's Sword - GR 1897 Pattern (Steel Scabbard)
This sword is considered by some to be the best fighting sword ever issued to a British Officer. As such it has never been replaced and is the current issue sword within the British Army. The only difference between this sword and its Victorian predecessor is the cypher of the reigning monarch at the time of issue.
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The polished blade has been forged from AISI 1065 High Carbon Steel and has been well tempered.
Replacement steel scabbard and leather scabbard available separately.
Total length: 98 cm
Blade length: 82.5 cm
Grip length: 10.5 cm
Weight: 0.902 kg
Blade thickness (base): 5.6 mm
Blade thickness (CoP): 4.7 mm
Blade width (base): 2.3 cm
Blade width (CoP): 2 cm
Point of Balance (PoB): 14 cm
Centre of Percussion (CoP): 26 cm
Blade: AISI 1065 High Carbon Steel
Edge: Blunt
Pommel: Nut
Scabbard: Steel, Leather
All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece.Excl. Tax: £208.33 Incl. Tax: £250.00 -
British Infantry Officer's Sword - GR 1897 Pattern (Leather Scabbard)
This sword is considered by some to be the best fighting sword ever issued to a British Officer. As such it has never been replaced and is the current issue sword within the British Army. The only difference between this sword and its Victorian predecessor is the cypher of the reigning monarch at the time of issue.
Learn More
The polished blade has been forged from AISI 1065 High Carbon Steel and has been well tempered. Includes regulation pattern leather scabbard.
Replacement steel scabbard and leather scabbard available separately.
Total length: 98 cm
Blade length: 82.5 cm
Grip length: 10.5 cm
Weight: 0.902 kg
Blade thickness (base): 5.6 mm
Blade thickness (CoP): 4.7 mm
Blade width (base): 2.3 cm
Blade width (CoP): 2 cm
Point of Balance (PoB): 14 cm
Centre of Percussion (CoP): 26 cm
Blade: AISI 1065 High Carbon Steel
Edge: Blunt
Pommel: Nut
Scabbard: Leather, Wood, Steel
All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece.Excl. Tax: £208.33 Incl. Tax: £250.00 -
British Infantry Officer's Sword - ER 1897 Pattern (Steel Scabbard)
This sword is considered by some to be the best fighting sword ever issued to a British Officer. As such it has never been replaced and is the current issue sword within the British Army. The only difference between this sword and its Victorian predecessor is the cypher of the reigning monarch at the time of issue. The polished blade has been forged from AISI 1065 High Carbon Steel and has been well tempered.
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Scabbard included. Replacement steel scabbard and leather scabbard available separately.
Total length: 98 cm
Blade length: 82.5 cm
Grip length: 10.5 cm
Weight: 0.902 kg
Blade thickness (base): 5.6 mm
Blade thickness (CoP): 4.7 mm
Blade width (base): 2.3 cm
Blade width (CoP): 2 cm
Point of Balance (PoB): 14 cm
Centre of Percussion (CoP): 26 cm
Blade: AISI 1065 High Carbon Steel
Edge: Blunt
Pommel: Nut
Scabbard: Steel
All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece.Excl. Tax: £208.33 Incl. Tax: £250.00 -
British Infantry Officer's Sword - ER 1897 Pattern (Leather Scabbard)
This sword is considered by some to be the best fighting sword ever issued to a British Officer. As such it has never been replaced and is the current issue sword within the British Army.The polished blade has been forged from AISI 1065 High Carbon Steel and has been well tempered. Includes regulation pattern leather scabbard.
Learn More
Replacement steel scabbard and leather scabbard available separately.
Total length: 98 cm
Blade length: 82.5 cm
Grip length: 10.5 cm
Weight: 0.902 kg
Blade thickness (base): 5.6 mm
Blade thickness (CoP): 4.7 mm
Blade width (base): 2.3 cm
Blade width (CoP): 2 cm
Point of Balance (PoB): 14 cm
Centre of Percussion (CoP): 26 cm
Blade: AISI 1065 High Carbon Steel
Edge: Blunt
Pommel: Nut
Scabbard: Leather, Wood, Steel
All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece.Excl. Tax: £208.33 Incl. Tax: £250.00 -
British Artillery Officer's Sword - 1821 Pattern
This replica of a 19th Century Royal Artillery Officer’s Sword has an embossed, unsharpened blade of AISI1065 High Carbon Steel. The hilt is of brass and the grip is wrapped with brown leather and inlaid with bands of twisted wire.
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The wooden scabbard wrapped with brown leather is in the ‘’Sam Browne’’ style, which became standard issue in the Boer War and into WWI. It has a steel throat piece, and an integrated, leather strap with a hole for a hanging pin. Comes with a wooden scabbard wrapped in fine leather.
Total length: 106cm
Blade length: 90cm
Grip length: 11.7cm
Weight: 906g
Blade thickness (base): 0.6cm
Blade width (base): 2.5cm
Blade: AISI 1065 High Carbon Steel
Edge: Blunt
Pommel: Nut
Scabbard: Leather, Wood, Steel
All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece.Excl. Tax: £187.50 Incl. Tax: £225.00 -
British Cavalry Sword - 1853 Pattern
The 1853 Pattern British Cavalry Sword was introduced during the Crimean War and saw service at the Battle of Balaclava – most notably during The Charge of the Light Brigade where the Russian gunner’s great coats proved to withstand all but the sharpest of blades but fell to the thrusts of the British cavalrymen.
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This sword was also the first to be issued to both Light and Heavy Cavalry regiments. The polished blade has been forged from AISI 1065 High Carbon Steel and has been well tempered.
Total length: 104 cm
Blade length: 90 cm
Grip length: 12 cm
Weight: 1.124 kg
Blade thickness (base): 7.9 mm
Blade thickness (CoP): 4 mm
Blade width (base): 3.2 cm
Blade width (CoP): 2.6 cm
Point of Balance (PoB): 18 cm
Centre of Percussion (CoP): 30 cm
Blade: AISI 1065 High Carbon Steel
Edge: Blunt
Pommel: Peened
Scabbard: Steel
All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece.Excl. Tax: £165.83 Incl. Tax: £199.00 -
British Household Cavalry Sword - 1834 Pattern
After the Crimean War there were many changes made within British Heavy Cavalry Regiments. One of these changes was the adoption of a variation of the 1st Life Guards Sword by the 2nd Life Guards. This sword served throughout the Boer War and WWI until the regiments were amalgamated in 1922. It still serves today as the official state sword of the Life Guards. The polished blade has been forged from EN9 steel and has been well tempered.
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Total length: 116 cm
Blade length: 99.5 cm
Grip length: 11 cm
Weight: 1.202 kg
Blade thickness (base): 7.4 mm
Blade thickness (CoP): 5.5 mm
Blade width (base): 3 cm
Blade width (CoP): 2.5 cm
Point of Balance (PoB): 21 cm
Centre of Percussion (CoP): 30 cm
Blade: AISI 1065 High Carbon Steel
Edge: Blunt
Pommel: Peened
Scabbard: Steel, Brass
All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece.Excl. Tax: £183.33 Incl. Tax: £220.00 -
British Royal Navy Officer's Sword - (Pipe-Backed) 1827 Pattern
This sword was first introduced to the Royal Navy in 1827 and has been standard issue throughout a multitude of conflicts since. It is still the regulation pattern sword to this day.
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This version features a pipe-backed blade that went out of regulation in 1846. Its design was adopted and is carried today by countries within the Commonwealth such as the Canadian and Royal Australian Navy. The polished blade has been forged from AISI 1065 High Carbon Steel and has been well tempered.
Total length: 93.5 cm
Blade length: 80 cm
Grip length: 9.5 cm
Weight: 0.814 kg
Blade thickness (base): 5.1 mm
Blade width (base): 2.9 cm
Point of Balance (PoB): 16 cm
Blade: AISI 1065 High Carbon Steel
Edge: Blunt
Pommel: Peened
Scabbard: Leather, Wood, Brass
All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece.Excl. Tax: £208.33 Incl. Tax: £250.00 -
Household Cavalry Officer's Sword - 1814 Pattern
The Household Cavalry consists of the 2 most senior regiments in the British Army regiments, the Life Guards and the Blues and Royals. They were present at some of the British Army’s most notable battles, including Waterloo, where this sword would have seen action during the Charge of the Heavy Brigade.
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The styling of the Household Cavalry Officers Sword borrows much from the Prussian military ‘’Pallasch’’ swords. It features a tempered high-carbon steel blade inscribed with a “HAMBURGER & Co” makers mark to replicate an original. The ornate brass hilt encloses a leather wrapped wooden grip with twisted brass wire overlay. The wooden scabbard is covered with black leather and features an integrated brass sheath with brass hanging rings.
Total length: 110cm
Blade length: 96cm
Grip length: 9.5cm
Weight: 1550g
Blade thickness (base): 0.8cm
Blade width (base): 3.2cm
Point of Balance (PoB): 17cm
Blade: AISI 1065 High Carbon Steel
Edge: Blunt
Pommel: Peened
Scabbard: Leather, Wood, Brass
All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece.Excl. Tax: £208.33 Incl. Tax: £250.00 -
Highland Officer’s Sword - 1828 Pattern
The 1828 Pattern Highland Officer’s Sword was issued to Officers of Scottish Highland Regiments such as the 92nd Regiment of Foot – The Gordon Highlanders. It was carried throughout many campaigns throughout the 19th Century and even saw service in WWI. Sergeants of such regiments were often issued with a plain bladed version.
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Our 1828 Pattern Highland Officer’s Sword is handcrafted like the originals and features a forged and tempered AISI1065 High Carbon Steel blade. The steel hilt features a red cloth liner, brown leather grip and red pommel tassel. The etched blade is housed in an authentically styled steel scabbard.
Total length: 100 cm
Blade length: 81 cm
Grip length: 13 cm
Weight: 1.360 kg
Blade thickness (base): 6.8 mm
Blade thickness (CoP): 5 mm
Blade width (base): 2.6 cm
Blade width (CoP): 2.5 cm
Point of Balance (PoB): 9 cm
Centre of Percussion (CoP): 25 cm
Blade: AISI1065 High Carbon Steel
Edge: Blunt
Pommel: Nut
Scabbard: Steel
All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece.Excl. Tax: £208.33 Incl. Tax: £250.00