Original British WWI Era Pattern 1897 Light Officer’s Sword and Scabbard - Marked “London Made” U.S. Flags relieving the 80th Division

relieving the 80th Division

Full details of the very rare Pattern "A" Musket can be found on Pages 97-101 of Volume 2 of David Harding's wonderful Book "SMALLARMS OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY 1600-1856" published by Foresight Books in 1997

Most Impressive and ready to display

There are still factory grind marks on the ricasso

produced in America by the Woolensak Optical Co

Original British WWI Era Pattern 1897 Light Officer’s Sword and Scabbard - Marked “London Made” U.S. Flags relieving the 80th DivisionOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a fantastic example of a moderately used British Pattern 1897 Officers Sword from early or Pre WWI era. In the 1890s a rapid succession of regulation changes happened to British infantry officers' swords. The change was to move away from a cut and thrust saber blade and towards a specialized straight thrusting sword. The introduction of the new thrusting blade was quickly followed by improvements to the