Universal Swords

Adept scouts and light cavalrymen, Napoleons Hussars could be counted upon to fight with speed and severity wherever they were deployed. Their attitude and fighting style derived from the original Hussars of Hungary and Poland in centuries past who perfected light cavalry tactics in their conflicts with the Turks. Their successes inspired a type of light cavalryman who could be seen in many European armies by the Napoleonic era, all following a rough outline of Hungarian-inspired dress, large moustaches, cavalier demeanor and arms.

Understandably, the public romanticized the dashing, exotic image of the charging Hussar. This French Hussar saber is similar to other Hussar and cavalry sabers of the period who share a common ancestor in the Polish-Hungarian Szabla. After centuries of mounted warfare, the Szabla became the Hussar saber, ideally evolved for light cavalry combat. Its characteristic curve allowed for deathly sweeping slashes from on high. Its design highly influenced the British 1796 Light Cavalry Saber – a design destined to spread throughout the continent and to the United States.

Total Length: 100cm
Blade Length: 84cm
Grip Length: 11cm
Weight: 975g
Edge: Blunt
Width: 32.8mm
Thickness: 7.4 - 4.2mm
Pommel: Peened
POB: 20.3cm
Blade: EN9 High Carbon Steel
Scabbard: Leather, Steel

All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece.

Our British Light Dragoons Sabre is a replica of the swords carried by the Prince of Wales’s 30^th Light Dragoon Regiments from 1794-1796. A similar sword was carried by the Princes of Wales’s 10^th Light Dragoon Regiments (still in existence as the 10^th Royal Hussars). The 30^th Light Dragoons Regiment only existed for a couple of years, making this sword both rare and collectable. The National Army Museum in London has one of the few surviving originals in its collection.

Total Length: 100cm
Blade Length: 86cm
Handle Length: 10cm
Blade Thickness: 7mm - 3.7mm
Point of Balance (POB): 15cm
Weight: 1kg
Blade: AISI 1065 High Carbon Steel
Edge: Blunt
Pommel: Integrated
Scabbard: Leather, Wood, Steel

All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece.

Designed by the Air Ministry in 1925, the Royal Air Force Sword has been carried by Commissioned Officers ever since.

This RAF regulation sword has a blade of high carbon steel embossed with decorative scrollwork, filigree, and the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom. The hilt is of brass and the grip is of faux rayskin and is inlaid with twisted brass wire. The pommel is adorned with an eagle of the RAF, cast in great detail with even the individual feathers clearly rendered.

Comes with a leather scabbard with brass accents and brass hanging rings.

Total Length: 95cm
Blade Length: 81cm
Grip Length: 9cm
Weight: 1114g
Blade Thickness (base): 4.5 - 2.5mm
Blade Width (base): 18.7 mm
Point of Balance (PoB): 11 cm
Blade: EN9 High Carbon Steel
Edge: Blunt
Pommel: Peened
Scabbard: Brass and Leather

All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece.

The Cutlass; the iconic sword of the seaman. Simple and effective, its robust design was used by Western navies for centuries. It was short for the close quarters of ship fighting, yet not so long as to be tangled in rigging or disadvantaged belowdecks. British, American and Australian navies were still doing routine cutlass drills for their sailors into the early years of the 20th century. It was not until 1936 that the Royal Navy officially relegated the cutlass to a ceremonial weapon.

There have been numerous accounts of enthusiastic boarding crews ably armed with cutlasses that have overwhelmed larger ships that would have outgunned them in a ranged fight. Such as the 1801 action between the British 14-gun Speedy and the Spanish 32-gun Gamo. A crew of 40 British sailors subdued a frigate three times their number by climbing over their railings, cutlasses in hand and calling for reinforcements that did not exist! The frightened Spanish soon surrendered.

This cutlass, made by Universal Swords of India, features a tempered high carbon blade that has been blackened. The hilt is of steel with a grip of brown painted wood sandwiched over the riveted tang. It comes with a leather and riveted scabbard with a brass chape.

Total Length: 75cm
Blade Length: 60cm
Weight: 1.134kg
Blade Thickness (base): 5.6mm
Blade Width (base): 3.8cm
Point of Balance (PoB): 14cm
Blade: EN9 High Carbon Steel
Edge: Blunt
Scabbard: Leather, Brass

All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece.

This sword is considered by some to be the best fighting sword ever issued to a British Officer. As such it has never been replaced and is the current issue sword within the British Army. The only difference between this sword and its Victorian predecessor is the cypher of the reigning monarch at the time of issue. The polished blade has been forged from AISI 1065 High Carbon Steel and has been well tempered. Includes regulation pattern leather scabbard. 

Our Premium line is a step up in quality to our standard model. It features a real fish skin grip (stingray) bound with nickel plated wires, a steel guard with thick nickel plating and a textured buff leather scabbard with a wood core. 

Total Length: 99cm
Blade Length: 83cm
Grip Length: 9cm
Grip: Fish Skin (Stingray), Nickel Plated Wires 
Guard: Nickel Plated Steel 
Weight: 1.1kg
Blade Thickness (base): 0.6cm
Blade Width (base): 2.5cm
Point of Balance (PoB): 18cm
Blade: AISI 1065 High Carbon Steel
Edge: Blunt
Pommel: Nut
Scabbard: Wood, Leather and Steel

All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece.

This style of belt has been in use in the British military since the 1860’s and has been adopted by many other armed forces from around the world. It was developed by General Sam Browne of the Punjab Cavalry. He lost his left arm in combat and as a result found it difficult to wear/draw his sword using a conventional military belt.

Our Sam Browne belt is crafted from high quality leather and comes complete with waist belt, shoulder strap and sword frog. It is ideal for carrying our British Infantry Officer’s Swords. Available in Dark Brown only. Scabbard is not included!

Width (Shoulder): 3.3cm
Width (Waist): 5.5cm
Length (Shoulder): 105cm
Length (Waist): 132cm

All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece.

This replica scabbard is crafted from leather and fits our British Infantry Officers Sabre - 1897 Pattern (Sam Browne Scabbard).

Please note: These replacement scabbards are designed to fit our replica swords. Antique swords come in a variety of shapes and sizes and there is no guarantee that our replica scabbards will fit them.

Regiment musicians in the Victorian British Army and the volunteer regiments carried their own short sword as a defensive sidearm. Though these are typically referred to as a sword, these Bugler’s Swords have a size and length that is more like a large dirk or a smaller short sword in size. There were several variants in the 19th century and these followed a Neo-Gothic styling complete with the cypher of the reigning monarch at the guard.

This replica has a blade of 1055 high carbon steel which is solidly mounted and peened into a hilt of finely cast brass. It is paired with a thick leather sheath which is completed with brass fittings.

Total Length: 46.7cm
Blade Length: 34cm
POB: 4cm
Weight: 889g
Blade Steel: 1055 High Carbon Steel
Blade Edge: Blunt
Scabbard: Leather, Brass

All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece.

Regiment musicians in the Victorian British Army and the volunteer regiments carried their own short sword as a defensive sidearm. Though these are typically referred to as a sword, these Bugler’s Swords have a size and length that is more like a large dirk or a smaller short sword in size. There were several variants in the 19th century and these followed a Neo-Gothic styling complete with the cypher of the reigning monarch at the guard.

This replica has a blade of 1055 high carbon steel which is solidly mounted and peened into a hilt of finely cast brass. It is paired with a thick leather sheath which is completed with brass fittings.

Total Length: 49cm
Blade Length: 34.5cm
Grip Length: 10.5cm
Guard Width: 11cm
P.O.B: 3cm from guard

All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece.