Officer’s Sabre
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Images, Electronic
- Description
- Defined by the light-weight, curved blade and decorative brass handle.
- Notes
- This was not meant for combat. Rather, it was a decorative piece that hooked onto an officer's belt during social occasions. If it were to be used it would slash instead of stab an enemy for a quick get away.
- Date of Original
- Circa 1840
- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Contact
- Cobourg Museum FoundationEmail:info@cobourgmuseum.ca
Website:
Agency street/mail address:c/o Victoria Hall, 55 King Street West
Cobourg, ON K9A 2M2 Phone number: 19053737222
