Blücher Sword

[MilitaryAntique]

Hello All,

I need some help to date this Blücher sword and help with the unit.

Thank you all

Peter

[phild]

Garde Dragoon Regiment company 3 sword number 25

[naxos]

Like phild said Garde Dragoner Regiment, 3. Eskadron

Your Säbel is dated 1831


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[Frogprince]

Like phild said Garde Dragoner Regiment, 3. Eskadron

Your Säbel is dated 1831


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A nice example of a pre-Imperial fighting saber what seems to be a script style of the "R" leads me to believe that it could perhaps be better translated to 'Reserve' ie: Garde Dragoner Reserve 3. Eskadron weapon No. 25 FP

[naxos]

A nice example of a pre-Imperial fighting saber what seems to be a script style of the "R" leads me to believe that it could perhaps be better translated to 'Reserve' ie: Garde Dragoner Reserve 3. Eskadron weapon No. 25 FP

No, G.D.R. stands for Garde Dragoner Regiment.

The M1811 Säbel is dated 1831 and was issued to the only Prussian Garde Dragoner Regiment that existed at the time.

[Chip M]

Also, that "R" is not the type used to indicate Reserve. It's the standard block "R".

Chip

[Frogprince]

I took another look and compared it to some known examples and am now in agreement that it's not a Reserve marking. Of course that led me to examine the markings on some early Prussian 'trials' swords for both the cavalry and artillery, not finding the multiple types of small inspection marks, although they can be found on some period reworks. With one of things that has bothered me some being that while stampings on solid versus sheet metal can and do vary some, I could not find a period stamp that elongated from being stamped (for example) at an angle (picture attached). But with reworked items who knows how it happened. Also not disputing that the M1811 is what German sources (and myself) call these type of sabers. But the original ones, that are sometimes called the M1808, were not made in Germany because in 1811 Solingen was still under French control. FP

[mp409mm]

Gentleman, I found this post by pure chance.
This sword is in my possession and I was looking for some information about it
It seems that I found some information that maybe I can add in my research.
Thank You All
Alf.