European military officers' swords of the 1880s and 1890s

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Looking at the development of military officers' swords in the 1880s and 1890s, specifically in the British, French and Prussian/German armies. These general trend was to move towards specialised thrusting swords, but between the nationalities there was a notable difference in the details of these swords, due to their differing military experiences.

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