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DAMAGED - British Sergeant Sword - 1796 Pattern

£95.42

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This recreation of the British 1796 Sergeant’s sword has a plain blade of unsharpened, tempered, high carbon steel. The hilt is entirely of brass. The scabbard is of leather with brass accents. The sword is the longer version used by the sergeants instead of the shorter blade used by the musicians, though the overall sword design and construction were inherently the same.

Total length: 95cm
Blade length: 80cm
Grip length: 9cm
Weight: 882g
Blade thickness (base): 0.6cm 
Blade width (base): 2.5cm
Point of Balance (PoB): 32cm
Blade: AISI 1065 High Carbon Steel
Edge: Blunt
Pommel: Nut
Scabbard: Leather, Wood, Brass

All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece.

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Living History
SKU: D-US-S-141

Stock Status: In stock

Regular Price: £225.00

Special Price Excl. Tax: £95.42 Incl. Tax: £114.50

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Regular Price: £225.00

Special Price Excl. Tax: £95.42 Incl. Tax: £114.50

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Before Britain standardized the sword carried by its regimental sergeants and musicians, they were obliged to purchase swords of varying design that were chosen by wealthy regimental commanders. These were often expensive blades with characteristic silver-detailed mountings, and were painfully expensive for these sergeants and the drummers to buy and replace on their army wages.

When Britain standardized the swords to be carried by regimental officers, it also standardized a simpler, cheaper version of the sword that was to be worn by the sergeants and their accompanying drum and fife. Omitting the silver detailing and blade engraving, these all-brass hilted swords were in the form required and at a price befitting the wages of the men carrying them.

The sword design settled upon had a spadroon-like cut-and-thrust blade that was fitted into a hilt inspired by the gentlemanly smallswords of earlier years. A shorter-bladed version was created for the musicians, for they were often the shorter men in the regiment. These swords were not for show, sergeants and musicians were expected to fight when required. Unfortunately for them these 1796 swords were considered an inferior design of the time. The blade, though a compromise for cutting and thrusting, could do neither exceptionally well and the guard was considered too small to properly protect the hand. It wasn't until 1822 that Britain introduced new, standardized designs, making the 1796 infantry swords one of the blade patterns used throughout the entirety of the Napoleonic wars.

This recreation of the British 1796 Sergeant’s sword has a plain blade of unsharpened, tempered AISI 1065 High Carbon Steel. The hilt is entirely of brass. The scabbard is of leather with brass accents. The sword is the longer version used by the sergeants instead of the shorter blade used by the musicians, though the overall sword design and construction were inherently the same.

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Brand Universal Swords
Product Use Living History
Edge Blunt
Specification

Total length: 95cm
Blade length: 80cm
Grip length: 9cm
Weight: 882g
Blade thickness (base): 0.6cm 
Blade width (base): 2.5cm
Point of Balance (PoB): 32cm

All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece

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