Original British Napoleonic P-1796 Dragoon Saber Converted to Naval Cutlass c.1820-1840 Scottish Militaria The letters are formed from

The letters are formed from simple punched dots by an instrument such as an awl

90% original blueing

the open hopper design of the Type 11 allowed dust and grit to enter into the gun

and a division train

25″ blade

Original British Napoleonic P-1796 Dragoon Saber Converted to Naval Cutlass c.1820-1840 Scottish Militaria The letters are formed fromOriginal Item: Only One Available We actually discovered TWO of these in an English Trafalgar period Naval Collection. This saber started life as a 1796 "hatch pointed" Light Dragoon or Light Cavalry Saber and was the subject of a complaint from NAPOLEON BONAPARTE,stating that the blade design, being wider at the front, was against the "The Rules of War" and was inhumane. Interestingly the Prussians immediately adopted the design naming it the