Prussian Officer's Sabre, with minor Flaws

Prussian Officer's Sabre without Steel Scabbard, with minor flaws

Flawed, discounted item: This item is sold without scabbard. In addition, the sabre shows signs of use on the blade and handle (see pictures). For these reasons, this sabre is reduced in price.

Please note that discounted products that are expressly mentioned as flawed items are non-returnable.

Nice, good value reproduction of a 19th century Prussian light cavalry officer's sabre - also known as lion's head sabre owing to the particular shape of its pommel.

The slightly curved, unsharpened blade is hand-forged from premium high carbon steel. The blunt edge is about 1 mm thick and the blade's full tang is screwed to the pommel.

The hilt is composed of a grip with pommel cap and a combined crossguard and knuckle-bow. The pommel is in the shape of a lion's head. The simple stirrup-shaped knuckle-bow issuing from the lion's mouth flows seamlessly into a straight quillon with down-curving, teardrop-shaped terminal. The grip's core is made of wood and wrapped in leather and brass wire. The bow, the lionshead-shaped cap and the guard are crafted from brass.

The cavalry sabre is delivered with a sheet steel scabbard with two carrying bands and articulated carrying rings.

This Prussian sabre with lion's head pommel is not a battle ready weapon but a very decorative collector's piece. And besides its quality as a collectible, it is also perfectly suited as a prop, i.a. for theatre performances.

Details:
- Material: high carbon steel blade (not stainless), brass hilt with leather-covered and wire-wrapped wooden handle
- Overall length: approx. 107 cm
- Blade length: approx. 92 cm
- Max. blade width: approx. 3 cm
- Blade thickness: approx. 3 mm
- Cutting edge: approx. 1 mm
- Hilt length: approx. 15 cm (grip approx. 10 cm)
- Incl. metal scabbard with carrying rings
- Weight without scabbard: approx. 1 kg
- Weight with scabbard: approx. 1.8 kg

Specs may slightly vary from piece to piece.

The steel used here is not rust-proof and might show slight surface tarnishing in places. We recommend you to maintain the blade and the scabbard on a regular basis, for example using Ballistol Universal Oil, which is ideally suited for steel care.

Please note:
We do not sell this product to customers under the age of 18. Please provide your birth date when ordering. We'll also need a copy of your ID-card or passport by email, scan, fax or mail.