Ah, the desire of every British military sword collector, to have a 1796 pattern British heavy cavalry sword that was at Waterloo! 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 ...
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