NAPOLEONIC WARS ERA**QUALITY MAKER**British 1796 Pattern Officer\'s Quality Light Cavalry Sabre Sword By JJ Runkel With Etched Blade & Scabbard. Sn 21568 Swords

**NAPOLEONIC WARS ERA**QUALITY MAKER**British 1796 Pattern Officer's Quality Light Cavalry Sabre Sword By JJ Runkel With Etched Blade & Scabbard. Sn 21568 - 21568

Johann Justus Runkel was born in Germany in 1751. Between 1751 and 1779, he lived in the parish of Renysdorff, Neuwid, Prussia. He emigrated to Britain, either in 1779 or in 1780, where he practised his profession as an importer of swords and sword blades from Solingen. He had a shop in London at 8 Tookes Court, Castle Street, Holborn, sometimes also listed as Chancery Lane as which ran adjacent to Tookes Court, where he sold swords both to military officers and to other sword retailers. This is an excellent British 1796 Pattern Officer's Quality Light Cavalry Sabre By JJ Runkel With Etched Blade & Scabbard. These Sabres were primarily used by British Light Dragoons and Hussars during the Napoleonic Wars. The blade is remembered today as one of the best of its time and has been described as the finest cutting sword ever manufactured in quantity. Officers of the famous 95th Rifles, Light Infantry Regiments and the "flank" Companies of Line Regiments adopted these Swords (The Hit Napoleonic War, Book & TV series Sharpe's Rifles featured this pattern of Sword). Pattern 1796 Sabres were used at The Battle of Waterloo 1815. It has a single edged, fullered 32” Sabre blade (37 ¼” overall). The blade has some staining consistent with age but no rust and the cutting edge has no nicks. Both sides of the blade have etched Banners & Arms, together with heraldic arms of Great Britain King’s Crown & Royal Cypher ‘GR’ (George Rex). The spine of the blade has partially visible maker’s signature ‘J.J. Runkel’. Its cross guard with rounded langets, knuckle guard, pommel and leather covered ribbed grip with wire binding are in nice condition. The wire binding is tight and intact. The Sabre is complete with its original steel scabbard without hanging rings. The scabbard has even patina with no cracks or damage. The price for this excellent Napoleonic Wars Era Sword & Scabbard by a quality maker with its original Scabbard includes UK delivery. Sn 21568

£1,395.00