Overview of British military swords

1740

P1740 dragoon backsword

1742

P1742 hanger for infantry privates and NCOs

1751

P1751 hanger for infantry privates and NCOs

1768

P1751 hanger reserved for NCOs

1786

Loose infantry pattern regulating colour and the blade to be minimum 1 inch wide at base and 32.5 inch long cut and thrust.

1788

P1788 light cavalry sabre

P1788 heavy cavalry sword

1796

P1796 infantry officer spadroon

Often hated

P1796 light cavalry sabre

P1796 heavy cavalry sword and dress sword

Cavalry sword often cut down at the tip

1798

P1798 highland officer claymore

1800

P1800 sword-bayonet for rifles regiments

1803

P1803 flank officer sabre as an alternative to the P1796 spadroon

1804

P1804 naval cutlass

1805

P1805 naval officer spadroon

1814

P1814 dress sword for household cavalry officer

1821

P1821 light cavalry and royal artillery officer sabre

P1821 heavy cavalry sabre and officer variant

1822

P1822 infantry officer sabre

Often hated and preferring Prosser non-regulation blades

1827

P1827 naval officer sabre *

Prosser blade is regulation

P1827 rifle officer sabre *

steel solid hilt version of P1822 infantry sabre

1828

P1828 highland officer claymore *

1831

P1831 general officer sabre

1832

P1832 dress sword for royal horse guard officer

1845

P1845 infantry officer sabre

Wilkinson blade and soldid guard as opposed to folding

P1845 naval officer sabre *

Wilkinson blade

P1845 naval cutlass

1853

P1853 light cavalry sabre

Full tang grip on P1821

1856

P1856 pioneer hanger *

P1856 naval dirk *

P1856 sword-bayonet for NCOs

1857

P1857 royal engineer sabre *

Wilkinson blade

1859

P1859 naval cutlass-bayonet

1860

P1860 sword-bayonet for NCOs

1863

Modular option for P1828 claymore featuring a threaded pommel and crossguard for the field *

1864

Missing light cavalry sabre

1879

P1879 hanger for artillery gunners

1889

P1889 naval cutlass

1892

P1892 infantry officer blade *

1895

Hilt option for P1892 infantry blade

1896

P1896 universal cavalry sword

1897

Hilt option for P1892 infantry blade *

1899

P1899 cavalry sabre

P1899 hanger for mountain artillery gunners

1900

P1900 naval cutlass *

1903

P1903 bayonet for infantry privates and NCOs

1907

P1907 bayonet for infantry privates and NCOs

1908

P1908 cavalry sword *

1912

Officer variant of P1908 cavalry sword *

1916 all swords disbanded for combat

(*- usable in dress today)