British Junior Officer P-1796 Light Cavalry Saber MG 08-15 Maxim MacDill Air Force Base

MacDill Air Force Base

Fine old patina indicates this is almost certainly over two hundred years old

Officers' shoulder boards were constructed from "Russia" braid

New Made Item: This is a quality all steel First Model German 1916 Steel Helmet reproduction

"SU MI SU" could mean the surname "Smith"

British Junior Officer P-1796 Light Cavalry Saber MG 08-15 Maxim MacDill Air Force BaseNew Made Item: This fine reproduction was manufactured in the late 1980's. This saber is a smaller version of the dreaded P 1796 Light Cavalry Saber about which Napoleon actually complained claiming the "Hatchet Point" was "inhumane". This smaller Junior Officer Sabers was usually carried by young Ensigns who were in their mid teens but were "the sons of the Gentry" and were catered to accordingly. (Well, it makes a darn good story). Found in the