Original British Napoleonic P-1796 Light Dragoon Saber by Johnston - Marked to the 10th Light Dragoons Japanese Edged Weapons - Other miscellaneous documents

- Other miscellaneous documents

and is marked LEVASSEUR Op'tien Fabt Rouen

- Original Bolt Assembly Link and Hammer

The blade shoulders perfectly fit the lower contour of the guards

- Leather officer belt with red felt lining

Original British Napoleonic P-1796 Light Dragoon Saber by Johnston - Marked to the 10th Light Dragoons Japanese Edged Weapons - Other miscellaneous documentsOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Just received out of a very old Collection in England! This historic pattern of saber is quite remarkable! Napoleon Bonaparte himself complained about the design, opining that the "hatchet point", the broadening of the blade at the very front end, constituted an "inhumane" weapon because of the horrendous wounds it inflicted. We should point out that the Prussians, under General BLCHER adopted the Saber as well and for