British Royal Navy Dress Saber with Pipe-Back Blade – Universal Swords
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- Class
- Battle Ready
- Blade
- 1060-1065 High Carbon Steel
- Overall Length
- 36 7/8''
- Weight
- 2 lb .5 oz
- Brand
- Universal Swords
- Culture
- British
- Era
- Modern
Overview
British Royal Navy Dress Saber with Pipe-Back Blade - Universal Swords
The British Royal Navy Officer sword had its pattern set down in 1827 and continues today. The hilt has changed little over the years, minus a hinged flap for easier wear. The blade has had one major change from the Pipe-Back blade to the modern Wilkinson style. Offered here is the Pipe-Back version that was standard until 1845. The Pipe-Back flares at its end with a wider false edge. The Piping is a ridge extending from the blades spine into its flare, designed to give the sword more rigidity for thrusts and strength for cuts.
This reproduction of the Royal Navy Officer Sword with the Pipe-Back blade design has an unsharpened, tempered blade of high carbon steel. The blade is heavily etched with the symbols of the Navy and bears the markings of Prosser, a sword manufacturer in Charing Cross London. The brass hilt has the iconic fouled anchor design coupled with the lion pommel - Admiral Nelson himself had such a lion pommel on his own sword. The grip is faux textured rayskin and is inlaid with brass wire. The scabbard is of black leather overlaid with brass accents, throat and chape and two suspension rings. A leather washer is fitted to the base of the blade to protect the crossguard from the brass scabbard throat
Specifications
Every measurement that matters
- Brand
- Universal Swords
- Culture
- British
- Era
- Modern
- Pommel
- Peened
- Overall Length
- 36 7/8''
- Blade Length
- 31 3/4''
- Blade
- 1060-1065 High Carbon Steel
- Weight
- 2 lb .5 oz
- Edge
- Unsharpened
- P.O.B.
- 6 3/4''
- Thickness
- 5.2 mm - 5.6 mm
- Width
- 27mm
- Grip Length
- 3 3/4''
- Class
- Battle Ready
- Country of Origin
- India
- Type
- Saber
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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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Very happy with this – feels very solid and well built without being too heavy. Much more lively in the hand than the Infantry Officer’s sword, which felt heavy as it had a thick blade and almost no taper. Engraving on the blade is better than expected. It can be difficult to insert and remove from the scabbard, though it has gotten easier as it has broken in. I find twisting quickly back and forth helps prevent it getting stuck.
The pirate baldric works well with this, I removed the leather that is meant to wrap around the scabbard and routed the straps through the rings and around the brass section of the scabbard – the spacing works perfectly.
I added the sharpening service, and paired with the thin blade (due to the pipe back design) it is extremely sharp.