Officer’s sword, 95th Regiment of Foot, 1805 (c)
sword, infantry officer, sword, infantry
Accession Number
NAM.1981-05-37-1
Description
Officer’s sword, 95th Foot (Rifle Brigade), 1805 (c)-1811 (c) Blade is curved, flat backed and spear pointed; steel stirrup guard, with a langet marked with the number ‘95’; wooden grip, covered in leather and bound with steel wire; made by Samuel Brunn. Rather then adopt Pattern 1803 for officers, the 95th, along with other elite regiments and light infantry, used their own regimental pattern for field and flank company officers.
Campaigns
Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815)
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