DATED 1796 OFFICER SWORD, 15TH HUSSARS

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SUPERB EXAMPLE OF A WATERLOO PERIOD 1796 CAVALRY OFFICERS SWORD. SCABBARD WITH LARGE MAKER MARK OF JOHNSTON, THE STRAND LONDON. NUMBERED 33 TO THE SCABBARD AND BLADE BACK. 838 MM LONG BLADE WITH CROWN, GR AND FOLIAGE TO ONE SIDE. OTHER SIDE WITH XV OVER -H AND 1796. HILT WITH LOOP FOR AN OFFICERS KNOT. RIBBED LEATHER AND WIRE BOUND GRIP. MUST BE ONE OF THE FIRST FEW 1796 TO HAVE BEEN ISSUED. IN GOOD CLEAN CONDITION OVERALL, BUT VERY TIGHT TO THE SCABBARD DUE TO WOOD SWELL.