Prussian Light Cavalry Sabers 1811 - 1918

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1796 English Light Cavalry Saber carried by most Prussian light cavalry units from 1812-1815
1811 Blucher Saber - Late Napoleonic wars till 1852
1849 "Guard Hussar Saber" - short-lived experiment, only issued to the Leib Garde Hussar Regiment
1852 Cavalry Saber - 1852 - 1889
1873 Uhlan Saber - Carried only by the Uhlans...made from captured French blades
1889 Kavallerie Degen - Standard cavalry saber through war

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