Original British WWI Era Pattern 1897 Light Officer’s Sword and Scabbard - Marked “London Made” Price_$220 - $990 Virginia- Korea USMC 1st Marine

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The leather chinstrap is still fully present with both buckles intact and supple leather

Clearly influenced by Turkey's great use of German WW1 all steel Ersatz Bayonets that they received from the Kaiser in the First World War and afterwards from the Allies for use on their Mauser Rifles

with a beautiful& aged look

There is a panel featuring the British Lion under a Royal Crown with a surrounding ribbon stating :-

Original British WWI Era Pattern 1897 Light Officer’s Sword and Scabbard - Marked “London Made” Price_$220 - $990 Virginia- Korea USMC 1st MarineOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a fantastic example of a moderately used British Pattern 1897 Officers Sword from early or Pre WWI era. In the 1890s a rapid succession of regulation changes happened to British infantry officers' swords. The change was to move away from a cut and thrust saber blade and towards a specialized straight thrusting sword. The introduction of the new thrusting blade was quickly followed by improvements to the