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