English made (M1796) Dutch Light Cavalry (LC) troopers sword M 1813, No.1. by Woolley. (JP77-113 -III)

In Engeland (Birmingham) geproduceerde Nederlands manschappen sabel van de Lichte Cavalerie. M 1813. No.1 Engels model. / English made (Birmingham) Dutch Light Cavalry troopers sword. M 1813, No.1., English Pattern. Superb bright finished curved fullered heavy blade with a clear British inspection mark: Crown over 4 on the ricasso. Blade spine is crisp British maker marked: WOOLLEY. (= James Woolley- Newhall street. Birmingham) and a letter: R. Leather washer intact.
Excellent+ bright finished steel hilt with a stirrup hand guard with lanquets on both sides and a forward swept quillon. The right lanquet is marked with a Dutch inspector marking : Crown over V (= Dutch inspector A. van Deventer). The quillon is marked with a Unit number:  J over 256  (= Regiment: Mounted Jager / Regiment:  Jagers te Paard or Regiment Lichte Dragonders / Regiment Light Dragoons.) and the top of the hand guard is marked with a batallion number: N over 324. (= N Bataillion weapon number: 324). Excellent ribbed wooden grip, covered with black horse leather. 
Sword knot slit in top of the guard. Back of the hilt with "ears", fixed by a steel pin.  
Excellent++ bright finished steel scabbard with two loose hanging rings. The drag is marked with a small Dutch Crown inspection marking and L* (= Dutch inspector P.J. Libert.). No dents to the scabbard. 
Total length: 96 cm. Width at the ricasso: 3,8 cm. Weight: approx. 2 kg!.

Very impressive and heavy Dutch (Napoleonic era) troopers sword. These swords were made either in England or in Germany and purchased by the Dutch King William I in 1814 and supplied to his troops, prior to the great battles of Quatre-Bras and Waterloo! and used against the Grande Armee, the army of the French empire Napoleon Bonaparte. These swords are very similar, almost identical, to the feared British M 1796 Light Cavalry troopers sword and the German M 1811 "Blucher sword". This particular one is showing both British and Dutch inspection markings, so it was clearly a part of the English made first delivery!

This model was issued to Dutch Light Dragoons, Huzars and Mounted Jager Regiments and used on the battle fields of Quatre-Bras and Waterloo in 1815 and later (1830) against the Belgium rebels. This example is in an Excellent++ condition.