Sword for an Officer of the 8th Cuirassiers 'Graf Gessler', Cavalry Charge Etched Nepalese The regiment saw action at

The regiment saw action at the Battle of the Tugela Heights in February 1900 during the Second Boer War

Huge and Heavy M1811 Blucher Sabre

fought as a result of the Reformation of the Church

no scabbard

Late 17th century

Sword for an Officer of the 8th Cuirassiers 'Graf Gessler', Cavalry Charge Etched Nepalese The regiment saw action atA very good example of a 19th century Imperial German sword for an officer or NCO, having the blade etched with a very impressive scene of a cavalry charge. The blade is in top condition and very shiny, and thus was relatively difficult to capture on camera. The sword is marked 'Regt Graf Geler (Rhein.) No 8' for the 8th (Rhenish) Cuirassiers "Count Geler". They were a heavy cavalry regiment of the Royal Prussian Army. During the Franco Prussian War