Original British American Revolution Incredibly Scarce Pattern 1759 Light Dragoon Saber & Scabbard by Nathaniel Jeffries of London

Original Item. One-of-a-Kind. Light dragoons were established in the British Army in 1756, when a troop was authorized to be raised in each dragoon regiment, with entire regiments being converted or raised as light dragoons beginning in 1759. These light horsemen were to be armed with “a straight cutting sword, 34 in. in the blade, with a light hilt, without a basket" per the original 1756 warrant, but from period iconography of light dragoons from c.1759-1763, it can be established that most were furnished with slotted D-guards and both straight or curved blades. Before 1788, the British had no universal patterns of Cavalry saber, each regiment choosing the style it favored. With the formation of the new light dragoon regiments in 1759 came the introduction of various hilt and blade forms, as these arms (unlike the firearms, which were issued direct from the Tower Armoury) were privately procured by the colonels of regiments and who purchased as dictated by pocketbook and personal tas