Original British Napoleonic Pattern 1803 Officer’s Sword with Fantastic Curvature & Gilt-Retained Hilt Madsen LMG Fronted by a Luftwaffe insignia

Fronted by a Luftwaffe insignia pair that includes a silver bullion national eagle on a wool backer above a high relief silver bullion oak leaf wreath with stylized wings and cockade

Winship was a Boston hat and trunk store owner who opened his firm in 1846

It is a fine Solingen-Produced example made by the Solingen-based firm of ALCOSO - Alexander Coppel & Co

This resulted in a design of more symmetry and a visually sleeker profile which importantly achieved its intended goal of facilitating faster production without affecting the basic design or quality

With World War II concluding

Original British Napoleonic Pattern 1803 Officer’s Sword with Fantastic Curvature & Gilt-Retained Hilt Madsen LMG Fronted by a Luftwaffe insigniaOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a tremendous British Napoleonic Pattern 1803 officers saber with a fantastic curve to the blade. The development of the Pattern 1803 Flank Officers sword goes back to the late 18th century, when light infantry units were formed in the British Army. The grenadiers and light companies of a battalion were considered the elite of these infantry regiments, and could be detached and deployed separately as skirmishers.