The 1796 pattern British Light Cavalry Sabre saw service in the Battle of Waterloo, where it had also been adopted by the Prussian allies of the British under Blucher, whose name has become synonymous with the sword. The pattern was also adopted, with a blackened scabbard, by the U.S. Dragoons for the War of 1812. This handsome piece is well constructed - a must for Napoleonic Wars re-enactors and collectors.