I have had the Prussian hanger below for years. I am not quite sure how to date the hanger or how to see the difference between this one and an M/1715.

Advice would be appriciated ! :)

Hello!

That is a M1816 , I had presented my saber here : http://deutsches-blankwaffenforum.de/topic.php?id=1641&

Roland

Thank you Roland !

If there is anyone on the forum that has both the M/1715 and the M/1816 and other variations from the period 1715 -1816. It would be interesting seeing them and compare as well as for an novice on Prussian arms as myself to see the development of this type of hanger.

"FRW" means: Friedrich Wilhelm III., king of prussia (* 3. August 1770 in Potsdam; † 7. Juni 1840 in Berlin).

(There are much fine new manufactured replicas of this saber-type.)

Best

Carsten

And that already for some decades. This saber is required for Reenactment.

Thomas

I am an novice when when it comes to Prussian arms and mine just might be an replica ?

It does have regimential markings on the guard that are fairly detailed.

Replicia ? Any suggestions ?

I don't know whether your saber is a copy. The pictures are to little.
Here is an interesting web page http://www.hessen-militaer.de/saebel.htm

Thomas

Thank you ! With your link and Mario's M1715 sabers in the "Infantry saber M1715" thread, it creates an good impression of the M1715 and later infantry sabers as well as re-productions.

I will see if I can get some better photos of the M1816 later so that we can find out if it is an reproduction or an very fine example.