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Title:	SABER -  U.S. SABER MODEL 1833 DRAGOON
Maker/Manufacturer:	SARGANT, H. & WILLIAM LUCAS
Date of Manufacture:
Eminent Figure:
Catalog Number:	SPAR 6720
Measurements:	OL: 96.5CM 38" BL: 82.5CM 32 1/2"

Object Description:

U.S. SABER MODEL 1833 DRAGOON
Manufactured by William Lucas & H. Sargant, Birmingham, England - Sharkskin wire-wound grip. Complete with 31 3/4" leather scabbard with brass mouthpiece.

Markings:
Edge: BEST/CAST STEEL. W.L. & H./SARGANT.

Notes: "Sargent, W.L. & M. - Location unknown. Produced dragoon sabers for the Government during the period 1833-1840."

"THE FIRM - Birmingham, England was a major cutlery center in England. One of the first successful Birmingham sword cutlers was Robert Mole, a sword and bayonet maker. Not as well know was the Sargant Company. The Sargant family was active in Birmingham as early as 1815 as the firm of Wooley & Sargant, located on Edmund St., and by 1852 the firm, now called William Lucas Sargant, was still listed at 74 Edmond St. It remained there until 1865. In 1868, the address was listed as 35 Whittall St. where they remianed until 1879, after which they were no longer listed in the directory.
Blade mark, on the back near the ricasso:
WL. & H.SARGANT" - Thillmann

References:
Furr, Clegg Donald. AMERICAN SWORDS & MAKERS' MARKS. The Paragon Agency. Orange, Ca. 1999.