A Fabulous 1796 Napoleonic Peninsular & Waterloo Era British Light Dragoon Officer’s Sword & Scabbard

Yet another one of our wonderful, original, Napoleonic British swords for sale. This British officer's sword, used by an officer serving in the dragoons under Wellington's command, has a wonderful kilij style blade, with a double edged bottom section. It is a superb British sword cutler's representation of the kilij and shamshir swords captured at the Battle of The Nile, in the Egypt Campaign at the Battle of Aboukir and the Battle of Alexandria, and the blade that inspired so many sword designs of both the French and British protagonists during Napoleon's campaigns.

It has its London maker engraved cartouch on the scabbard throat, that, although worn and indistinct, is likely by Thomas Gill of London. Excellent combat scabbard with good leather.

The painting in the gallery is a very fine period potrait of a dragoon or hussar officer standing with his very same 1796 pattern combat sword

When one holds this sword one can easily imagine the great turmoil and conflicts of battle its owners have seen, in fact some of the greatest cavalry charges and conflagrations that have ever been witnessed. In the early part of the 19th century the great Allied Powers conflict against Napoleon was certainly the greatest challenge the British Army and Navy had ever faced. In his time Napoleon was seen the greatest threat to Europe in the 19th century, just as Hitler's Germany was to the 20th century.
His storming conquests across the whole of Europe seemed unstoppable. But Britain and her Allies combined to halt his insatiable desire to vanquish all who defied his dastardly attempt to rule the Western World. During this volatile time of the Napoleonic wars the great British Heavy and Light Cavalry regiments formed the Army's fearsome offensive phalanx, and their courage, audacity and effectiveness were and still are legendary.

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