1796 Pattern Light Cavalry Trooper's Sabre by Dawes British Centre of Percussion marked on

Centre of Percussion marked on the spine

received his commission in November 1918

but this is inconclusive as there are no markings

These were extensively used in Ottoman Turkey and in areas under immediate Ottoman influence

The typical quillon is missing

1796 Pattern Light Cavalry Trooper's Sabre by Dawes British Centre of Percussion marked onA Napoleonic era British 1796 Pattern Light Cavalry Trooper's Sabre, manufactured by Dawes. Very good, large, fighting blade. Stirrup hilt with original grip without any movement. One langet present. Board of Ordnance mark on ricasso. This was the sabre pattern used by light cavalry regiments (i. e. Light Dragoons) during Waterloo and the Peninsular Wars.