British Military Swords
BRITISH MILITARY SWORDS
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UK Armed Forces and Veterans
Perhaps the most commonly asked question about our range of British Military Swords, British Cavalry Swords & British Navy Swords is “How are you able to sell them so cheaply?” Many of the long established British manufacturers sell the equivalent swords for up to 4 times the price of ours, so how are we able to keep our prices so low?
Our range of swords including our British Military Swords, British Cavalry Swords & British Navy Swords are made in India. India have a long tradition of making swords for the British Military. During the Indian Mutiny, some British Officers noticed that their swords were of inferior quality to the ones made by Indian smiths and had their swords refitted with Indian made blades. All of the blades on our British Military Swords are hand forged using similar techniques to those used on their historical counterparts.
As swords are rarely used in military parades these days, demand has dwindled and prices have soared. The specialist companies that are still making swords for the British Military, usually source the parts from India and assemble them in the UK. Our range of swords is made by skilled craftsmen in India, resulting in a much lower product cost than having them assembled in the UK.
Our swords are faithful replicas of originals. The fit and finish is not quite to the same standard of the domestically manufactured equivalents, but this is only apparent to the trained eye. As such they represent excellent value for money. Many of these swords are gifted from father to son/daughter upon graduation from officer training or are given as gifts to retiring military personnel.
We are proud members of the Defence Discount Service. Serving military personnel and veterans who are signed up to the Defence Discount Service scheme will receive a discount on selected products.
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DAMAGED - Premium British Infantry Officer's Sword - ER 1897 Pattern (Leather Scabbard)
DAMAGE: doesn't fit in scabbard.
Quantity: 1This 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. Includes regulation pattern leather scabbard.
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Our Premium line is a step up in quality to our standard model. It features a real fish skin grip (stingray) bound with nickel plated wires, a steel guard with thick nickel plating and a textured buff leather scabbard with a wood core.
Total length: 99cm
Blade length: 83cm
Grip length: 9cm
Grip: Fish Skin (Stingray), Nickel Plated Wires
Guard: Nickel Plated Steel
Weight: 1.1kg
Blade thickness (base): 0.6cm
Blade width (base): 2.5 cm
Point of Balance (PoB): 18 cm
Blade: AISI 1065 High Carbon Steel
Edge: Blunt
Pommel: Nut
Scabbard: Wood, Leather and Steel
All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece.Regular Price: £360.00
Special Price Excl. Tax: £237.50 Incl. Tax: £285.00
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British Heavy Cavalry Sword - 1788 Pattern
DAMAGE: Due to a manufacturing issue, the paint on the guard is flaking in parts but could be sanded and refinished.
Our 1788 Pattern Heavy Cavalry Sword is a replica of the original swords of the late 18th century carried by such notable regiments as the Prince of Wales’s Regiment of Dragoon Guards, the Inniskilling Dragoons and the 2nd Irish Horse (5th Dragoon Guards). Whilst a sword of this size and weight would be effective in a charge, cavalry troopers often bemoaned its cumbersome handling and the brittleness of the blade.
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It features and enclosed basket hilt made up of a number of interlinked bars, a leather wrapped grip and a long double-edged high carbon steel blade (blunt). Comes complete with leather wrapped wooden scabbard with metal fittings.
Total Length: 108cm
Blade Length: 88cm
Blade Width: 3.3cm
Thickness: 0.4cm
Guard Width: 14cm
Grip Length: 13cm
Weight: 1320g
Blade: High Carbon Steel
Edge: Blunt
Pommel: Threaded
Scabbard: wood, leather, metal fittings
All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece.Regular Price: £130.00
Special Price Excl. Tax: £75.83 Incl. Tax: £91.00
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British Light Cavalry Sabre - 1796 Pattern
Light Cavalry refers to lightly armed troops whose major tasks were reconnaissance, screening, skirmishing, raiding, and communications. They used to carry a light sword like this. This Light Cavalry sword found its use mainly around 1796. It has a curved blade, which makes it easy to be carried around the waist while riding on the horse.
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Total length: 96 cm
Blade length: 83 cm
Grip length: 9.5 cm
Weight: 1.078 kg
Blade thickness (base): 6 mm
Blade width (base): 3.4 cm
Point of Balance (PoB): 22 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: £74.17 Incl. Tax: £89.00 -
British Light Cavalry Sabre - 1796 Pattern
Designed by Major-General John Gaspard Le Marchant, the 1796 pattern light cavalry saber was based on Central and Eastern European hussar swords. As a young captain, he observed the clumsy design of the heavy, overly long 1788 Pattern swords. He gave the blade of this saber a pronounced curve, which made it more adept at cavalry attack methods, and designed it with a widened tip that affected the balance, but made slashes far more brutal. It was issued primarily to British light dragoons and hussars and was also used by the King's German Legion light cavalry during the Napoleonic Wars. The blade profile became so popular that the Prussians and other German states emulated its design throughout the 19th century.
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This exact replica of an original antique blade features an extreme distal taper, enabling it to feel exceptionally lively. The blade is hand forged from tough 1080 high carbon steel and spring tempered and arrives fully sharpened.
The hilt replicates the originals, with a knuckle guard, steel spine, and contoured, ribbed leather grip. Complete with accurately reproduced steel scabbard.
Weight: 508g
Total Length: 95cm
Blade Lenth: 82cm
Blade Material: 1080 High Carbon Steel
Blade Width: 3cm
Edge: Sharp
All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece.Excl. Tax: £233.33 Incl. Tax: £280.00 -
British Cavalry Officer Sword - 1908 Pattern
The 1908 Pattern Cavalry Trooper's Sword was the last service sword issued to the cavalry of the British Army. It is widely considered the most effective cavalry sword ever designed, although ironically its introduction occurred as swords finally became obsolete as military weapons. This sword has a forged steel blade which has not been tempered so we would only recommend it for display only. Steel guard, wood grip and steel scabbard (painted green).
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Total length: 110 cm
Blade length: 89 cm
Grip length: 12 cm
Weight: 1400 g
Blade thickness (base): 0.97 cm
Blade width (base): 2.7 cm
Point of Balance (PoB): 7 cm
Blade: EN9 High Carbon Steel
Edge: Blunt
Pommel: Nut
Scabbard: Steel
All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece.Excl. Tax: £81.67 Incl. Tax: £98.00 -
British Cavalry Sword - 1912 Pattern
The 1908 Pattern Cavalry Trooper's Sword was the last service sword issued to the cavalry of the British Army. It is widely considered the most effective cavalry sword ever designed, although ironically its introduction occurred as swords finally became obsolete as military weapons. The 1912 Pattern British Cavalry Sword was introduced for officers, who had previously carried privately purchased non-regulation swords.
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The 1912 Pattern Sword was essentially the same as the 1908 Pattern but featured more decoration. The bowl shaped guard features an engraved floral pattern that was designed to mimic the honeysuckle pattern that was seen on officer’s swords in the 19th century. This sword has a blunt forged steel blade which has not been tempered so we would only recommend it for display only. Features a steel guard, leather wrapped grip and polished steel scabbard.
Total Length: 110cm
Blade Length: 89cm
Blade Width: 3cm
Depth Thickness: 0.4cm
Guard Width: 18cm
Grip Length: 16cm
Weight: 1028g
Blade: High Carbon Steel
Edge: Blunt
Pommel: Threaded
Scabbard: Steel
All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece.Excl. Tax: £75.83 Incl. Tax: £91.00 -
Infantryman's Hanger Cutlass
This reproduction of a British infantrymans hanger is based on an extant example dating to 1760. These British brass-hilted swords were heavily influenced by French and German hangers from the continent as evidenced by its half-basket hilt with a heart shaped guard. The hanger sword is designed for close-in fighting – the blade is an ideal length for a close-quarters scrum.
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This Hanger sword has a blade of 1055 high carbon steel peened to a hilt of brass. Its companion scabbard is crafted from sturdy leather with chape and throat pieces of brass.
Total length: 78cm
Blade length: 65cm
Grip length: 9.5cm
Weight: 907g
Blade thickness (base): 5.4mm-3.1mm
Blade width (base): 36mm
Point of Balance (PoB): 14cm
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: £154.17 Incl. Tax: £185.00 -
British Drummers Short Sword - 1796 Pattern
This recreation of the British 1796 Drummers 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.
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The sword is the version used by the musicians, though the overall sword design and construction were inherently the same as the ones carried by the Sergeant.
Total length: 77cm
Blade length: 61cm
Grip length: 9cm
Blade thickness (base): 0.6cm
Blade width (base): 2.5cm
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.Excl. Tax: £165.83 Incl. Tax: £199.00 -
British Royal Artillery Gunner's Sword
This replica of the British Royal Artillery Gunners Sword has a blade forged from 1055 high carbon steel; replicated at the base of the spine are the manufacturer's markings as seen on an original example (DAWES BIRMM – William and Samuel Dawes of Birmingham). The hilt is crafted from brass and the wooden grip is bound in black leather. The sword is paired with a leather scabbard complete with a brass chape and locket.
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This British Royal Artillery Sword was the sidearm of British Artillery crews in the early 1800s and these swords saw action in the Peninsular War, Waterloo, and the War of 1812. Unique for its wide and straight-bladed design, the sword was likely inspired by the French Imperial Guard Infantry Sword. The United States would borrow heavily from the design of this British sword when creating their own US Light Artilleryman's Saber during the War of 1812 which essentially was a marginally modified hilt design coupled with a curved saber blade.
Overall: 78cm
Blade Length: 64cm
Handle Length: 11cm
Weight: 1270g
Blade Steel: 1055 High Carbon Steel
Blade Edge: Blunt
All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece.Excl. Tax: £145.83 Incl. Tax: £175.00 -
British 1895 Bugler/Drummer Small Sword
Regiment musicians in the Victorian British Army and the volunteer regiments carried their own short sword as a defensive sidearm. Though these are typically referred to as a sword, these Bugler’s Swords have a size and length that is more like a large dirk or a smaller short sword in size. There were several variants in the 19th century and these followed a Neo-Gothic styling complete with the cypher of the reigning monarch at the guard.
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This replica has a blade of 1055 high carbon steel which is solidly mounted and peened into a hilt of finely cast brass. It is paired with a thick leather sheath which is completed with brass fittings.
Overall: 46.7cm
Blade Length: 34cm
POB: 4cm
Weight: 889g
Blade Steel: 1055 High Carbon Steel
Blade Edge: Blunt
Scabbard: Leather, Brass
All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece.Excl. Tax: £179.17 Incl. Tax: £215.00