Variations
Sergeant’s swords were similar to those for officers, but generally had undecorated blades and moulded brass, rather than fish-skin grips.
Staff officers throughout most of the period carried a brass hilted sword, but with the crossed baton staff symbol in place of the royal cipher. Generals carried the same sword as their staff, until they were formally replaced by a Mameluke style sword in 1831.
Read more about this topic: Gothic Hilted British Infantry Swords (1822, 1827, 1845, 1854 And 1892 Patterns)
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