Pattern 1803, Officer’s sword; curved, fullered blade with a spear point and double edge, with gilded, blued and engraved decoration, including the maker’s name, J J Runkel, the 1801-16 Royal Coat of Arms and the cypher, G R ; gilt brass knucklebow guard which is inset with the cypher, GR, and a crown, and a lion’s head pommel; wooden grip bound with fish skin and brass or copper wire; this pattern introduced to standardise the sabres being carried by officers of flanking companies and light infantry regiments, coinciding with the conversion of the 43rd and 52nd into Light Infantry regiments.