sword, light cavalry, pattern 1796, sword, cavalry
Accession Number
NAM.1974-07-98-1
Description
Pattern 1796, Light Cavalry sword, 1815 (c). Strongly curved blade, double edged for 8.75 in; original buff piece; stirrup guard with knucklebow; black leather covered wooden grip bound with wire; pommel damaged. Reputedly carried at Waterloo by Capt Thomas Salusbury Price, Caernarvon Militia.
Events
Waterloo, Battle of, 1815 (Napoleonic Wars, Waterloo 1815)
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