Arms, Armour and Militaria

A 1796 light cavalry officer’s sword, the curved 78cm blade blued & gilt for half its length retaining around 50% of the decoration crowned GR cypher Royal Arms stands of arms etc., the back edge marked Osborn warranted, regulation steel stirrup hilt, facetted pommel backstrap and ferrule, wood grip bound with silver wire, shield shaped langets, complete with its steel scabbard engraved within a cartouche Henry Osborn, Birmingham, blade rather stained, mounts lightly pitted overall scabbard lacking one hanging ring £300-350