British Royal Horse Guards 1832 Officer Dress Sword – Universal Swords
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$219.99
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- Class
- Battle Ready
- Blade
- 1060-1065 High Carbon Steel
- Overall Length
- 45 1/8''
- Weight
- 2 lb 15 oz
- Brand
- Universal Swords
- Culture
- British
- Era
- 19th Century
Overview
British Royal Horse Guards 1832 Officer Dress Sword - Universal Swords
The British Royal Horse Guard were one of the Household Regiments of the British military - an elite of the top tier, their wargear reflected their status; tall, plumed helms, colorful sashes and well-groomed horses, they radiated the grandeur of the Royalty and its military traditions. Not merely a ceremonial parade regiment, the Royal Horse Guards served admirably in the Napoleonic and Peninsular Wars. Two squadrons of them fought with distinction in the Household Brigade at Waterloo in the charge of the British Heavy Cavalry.
The 1832 Pattern Royal Horse Guards Officers Dress Sword reflects the ornate gear and status of the Royal Horse Guards. Its style is influenced by the embellished cavalry swords of the Continent; namely a French style pommel and a German style guard.
This reproduction has an unsharpened blade of high carbon steel etched on both sides with the symbols of British royalty. The hilt is of brass and the grip is ribbed leather wrapped with inlaid brass wire. The scabbard is of steel with brass accents and suspension rings. A leather washer at the base of the blade protects the crossguard from colliding into the metal throat of the scabbard.
Specifications
Every measurement that matters
- Brand
- Universal Swords
- Culture
- British
- Era
- 19th Century
- Pommel
- Nut
- Overall Length
- 45 1/8''
- Blade Length
- 39 1/8''
- Blade
- 1060-1065 High Carbon Steel
- Weight
- 2 lb 15 oz
- Edge
- Unsharpened
- P.O.B.
- 7 1/4''
- Thickness
- 7.4 mm - 5.3 mm
- Width
- 27.7 mm
- Grip Length
- 4 1/2''
- Class
- Battle Ready
- Country of Origin
- India
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The Maker
Universal Swords
With origins going back to 1960, India’s Universal Swords has been making reproduction swords for decades. With an emphasis on military sabers, universal produces a number of designs not found elsewhere. As the official US distributor of Universal Swords, KOA will be expanding to stock their entire line over time.
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Fine sword.
Exactly as pictured, solid feel, quality fit and finish, very clean etching job on the blade.
The scabbard fittings are all symmetrical and tight.
Scabbard is nicely fitted, the hilt furniture is nicely fitted, and overall it’s just a beauty.
The scabbard is hard to get the sword into or out of for the last 10 inches or so. Not a quick draw.
Blade is LOOOOOOONNNNNNNGGGGG. User needs to be ready for how much longer this blade is compared to other single handed swords.
The folks at KOA performed fantastically with customer service and were gracious, thank you Nikkie and everyone. I’m grateful.
I purchased a blem. Aside from tiny little imperfections on the scabbard, and maybe slightly uneven grind on the fore of the blade that only me could see, the sword overall is an excellent piece of costume wear for whatever purposes others may require.
As a sword practice/play piece, the distal taper is far from ideal. USS clearly built a tough tank for people to perform reenactment and maybe some combat simulations. I wish they separated that idea from battle ready, ie cutting, practice, into stage combat. As a showy piece, this one will perform amicably. As a sword pratice/ grown up play toy/cutter, it’s not very fun. Not to mention without proper equipment, it’s extremely difficult to reform the distal taper. I bought this fully intended to give it an overhaul, but without a belt set up, I haven’t been able to reform it well. Being fairly strong, I can press it into arm muscle service but that’s about it.
Highly recommended for a costume set. Not recommended for sword playing and or backyard cutting.