Description
1820 French Lances Champagne Saber Opener
1796 British Footman Infantry Sword
often called The Champagne Opener as used in the Napoleonic Wars 1799 for opening the plentiful Champagne
This is a wonderful traditional replica Pattern 11820 French Lances Champagne Saber Opener Cavalry Sabre is a beautiful sword with its wide sweeping blade and stirrup grip guard Leather bound handle and leather blade washer. It was indeed an extremely effective cutting sabre, so much so that the Prussians adopted it near the end of the Napoleonic wars
Blade Thickness: 9/32″
Handle: 4 1/2″ long
Blade Length: 34 ″
Overall Length: 38 1/2
