Sold
AU$1,000
Est.
AU$1,100
- AU$3,000
Live Auction
SUPER UNRESERVED AUCTION A/C WILLIAM GEORGE RYAN
Live bidding began
Sep 7, 2024 at 10 AM AEST
Description
Pattern 1796 heavy cavalry sword was the sword used by the British heavy cavalry Royal Horse Guards, Dragoon Guards and Dragoons), and King's German Legion Dragoons, through most of the period of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. It played an especially notable role, in the hands of British cavalrymen, at the battles of Salamanca and Waterloo. The pattern was well feared by all in battle, This one has intact grip. Good blade for age what looks to be a faded makers mark