Original European Brass Mounted P-1796 Style Light Cavalry Sabre with Scabbard - Blüchersäbel French Ordnance The left rear plate is

The left rear plate is simply marked 7 x 50

These helmets

Overall length is 10 1/4 inches with a 5 1/2 inch blade

Other correct WWII features include cotton OD Green herringbone twill (HBT) cloth suspension liner

It is marked with serial number 11 on the side plate

Original European Brass Mounted P-1796 Style Light Cavalry Sabre with Scabbard - Blüchersäbel French Ordnance The left rear plate isOriginal Item: Only One Available. This historic pattern of saber is quite remarkable! Napoleon Bonaparte himself complained about the design, opining that the "hatchet point", the broadening of the blade at the very front end, constituted an "inhumane" weapon because of the horrendous wounds it inflicted. We should point out that the Prussians, under General BLCHER adopted the Saber as well and for them it become known as the "BLCHERSBEL". Our