Original British P-1899 Cavalry Sword with Steel Scabbard by RSAF Enfield - Dated 1901 Technical Handbooks & Manuals Blade length is approximately 25

Blade length is approximately 25 1/4 inches and overall length 35 3/4 inches

and it is still regarded as posing a major threat for low-flying fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters

so it now is 48 inches long

along with a date that this was painted

The blade retains the majority of the blackening besides at the tip where it is worn

Original British P-1899 Cavalry Sword with Steel Scabbard by RSAF Enfield - Dated 1901 Technical Handbooks & Manuals Blade length is approximately 25Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of the British Pattern of 1899 Cavalry Sword, complete with the original double ringed all steel scabbard. This pattern was the last Victorian issue cavalry sword issued by the British Army and saw service in the Boer War. The design features a slightly curved blade, a full sheet metal bowl guard, hard rubber black grip plates. Shortly after this in 1907 Britain adopted the straight bladed