Went on a road trip, while on a road trip, to buy this. Forged in London by Mole and Sons. Infantry Officer commissioned, nickle plated sabre, stamped with Queen Victoria's seal. Blade has a known history: was forged in 1897, sailed to South Africa for the Second Boer War (South African War), where, among many, fought in the Battle of Paardeberg. Which, coincidentally, was one of the first overseas battles ever fought by the official Canada Army, as Canada only became a Country in 1867. It is hypothesized that the English Officer wielding the blade was shot, and the sword was retrieved by a Canadian soldier.
























