Original British Gunboat War Captured Danish Dragoon Officer’s Sword Blade Converted to British Officer’s Sword with Inscribed Blade - Battle of Copenhagen DP-28 LMG 2 MC Officers

2 MC Officers

Blade has 95%+ of original finish

while France lost approximately 150 men killed or injured

but was limited in its use because of the powerful recoil and eventually discontinued

the US Navy took the opportunity to develop three separate clothing systems for varying environments

Original British Gunboat War Captured Danish Dragoon Officer’s Sword Blade Converted to British Officer’s Sword with Inscribed Blade - Battle of Copenhagen DP-28 LMG 2 MC OfficersOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a tremendous sword with a fascinating history. It began life as a Danish Dragoon Officers sword but was captured by the British Royal Navy, supposedly during the Gunboat War at the Battle of Copenhagen in 1807, and converted to a British Officers Sword. The blade itself appears to be of the 17th Century with a Napoleonic Era hilt. The blade is inscribed on both sides with: GROSE: SCHLESW: HOLST: LEIB. DRAGONS.