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Backsword
Marks or LabelsLame : VR, PROVED, GRANT CORK STRt LONDON; panier : VR
Date
About 1854
Medium / Technique
Metal: steel, brass, copper; skin: fish
DimensionsHeight: 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.)
Weight: 1.3 kg (2.8 lb.)
Width: 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.)
Length: 98.9 cm (38 15/16 in.)
Origin
London, Greater London, England, Europe
Object Number2016.7
CollectionStewart
CreditGift of Francis Corbett
Status
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Ce sabre basé sur le modèle de l'armée anglaise 1803, servit d'arme aux officiers supérieurs de l'armée américaine durant la guerre de 1812.
Inconnu / Unknown
1803
1963.7.1 ab
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