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<p>[QUOTE="the blacksmith, post: 9469992, member: 20148"]An odd one this, and I'd be inclined to agree with your dates (most of my information is on socket bayonets, and Craven didn't make them so far as I know!), but, Robson P.97 mentions that Craven was in business from 1818-1820. I also found this on line, from The Royal Collections Trust:</p><p><br /></p><p>"Light Cavalry Trooper's sword, the Pattern for Other Ranks of Light Cavalry for 1796; the stirrup hilt with langets and a scrolled quillon; the shaped wood grip with a metal backpiece and plain pommel; single-edged, curved steel blade with a rounded point and a groove each side. The blade stamped CRAVEN. The sword-cutler was Thomas Craven, recorded in Moland Street, Birmingham from 1818 to 1820, though he likely worked before this date."</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.rct.uk/collection/71743/sword" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.rct.uk/collection/71743/sword" rel="nofollow">https://www.rct.uk/collection/71743/sword</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="the blacksmith, post: 9469992, member: 20148"]An odd one this, and I'd be inclined to agree with your dates (most of my information is on socket bayonets, and Craven didn't make them so far as I know!), but, Robson P.97 mentions that Craven was in business from 1818-1820. I also found this on line, from The Royal Collections Trust: "Light Cavalry Trooper's sword, the Pattern for Other Ranks of Light Cavalry for 1796; the stirrup hilt with langets and a scrolled quillon; the shaped wood grip with a metal backpiece and plain pommel; single-edged, curved steel blade with a rounded point and a groove each side. The blade stamped CRAVEN. The sword-cutler was Thomas Craven, recorded in Moland Street, Birmingham from 1818 to 1820, though he likely worked before this date." [URL]https://www.rct.uk/collection/71743/sword[/URL][/QUOTE]
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