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About LinkBacksI see so many people rushing to buy what they believe to be French An XIII light cavalry sabres when they may well be not.
Point in hand is a lot 547 of Paul Beighton's auction on Sunday Sept. 4th 2011. Quite accurately described I must say;
Lot 547 A nineteenth century sword with curved blade and brass openwork hilt, blade 34.5".
Photo attached.
For me, I think this may be a Prussian M1817 based on the lack of any mention of a date inscription / poincons (inspection marks) and the little thumb rest? section above the back piece.
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A French An XIII or Prussian M1817 Cavalry Sabre
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon in front of them
Volley'd & thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of Hell
Rode the six hundred.
Flash'd all their sabres bare,
Flash'd as they turn'd in air
Sabring the gunners there,
Charging an army while
All the world wonder'd:
Plunged in the battery-smoke
Right thro' the line they broke;
Cossack & Russian
Reel'd from the sabre-stroke,
Shatter'd & sunder'd.
Then they rode back, but not
Not the six hundred.
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