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  1. Was my British 1796 pattern heavy cavalry sword at Waterloo?

    by , 09-11-2011 at 04:58 AM
    Ah, the desire of every British military sword collector, to have a 1796 pattern British heavy cavalry sword that was at Waterloo!

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    Why? Because this was arguably British heavy cavalry's finest hour, and the swords they carried are so rare, unless you count reproductions which I guess out number authentic 99 to 1 (be warned). Why are they so rare? Because the British were broke, so when the 1796P was replaced in 1821, the British Army gave ...

    Updated 09-11-2011 at 05:19 AM by SwordSalesEU

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