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English basket-hilted Dragoon sword, 1700 (c)
This is a typical dragoon sword of the period, which would have been produced in large quantities. Dragoons originally rode to battle but dismounted to fight with carbines (scaled-down muskets). However, in the eighteenth century, their mounted role became more important, so their swords became their chief weapon.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1989-06-40-1
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study Collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1989-06-40-1