Original British Napoleonic P-1876 Light Cavalry Saber with Scabbard - XV Hussars dated 1796 Water Jacket Assembly It's most memorable action was

It's most memorable action was at The Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 when commanded by Captain Henry Digby

silk-like interior lining and a finely cast steel officer's Eagle badge over brass crossed anchors

complete with accessories in the original wooden case

and the 82nd was ordered back to France

Johnny Gist

Original British Napoleonic P-1876 Light Cavalry Saber with Scabbard - XV Hussars dated 1796 Water Jacket Assembly It's most memorable action wasOriginal Item: One Only. This particular sword just came out of a very old Collection in England. The pattern 1796 Light Cavalry Saber features a blade that is wider at the tip than it is at the guard. This became known as a hatchet point and was the subject of a complaint from Napoleon Bonaparte as being too inhumane due to the grievous wounds it was capable of inflicting. It should be pointed out that the Prussians, under General BLUCHER adopted the