{"product_id":"british-officer-s-horse-head-sword-18th-century","title":"British Officer’s Horse Head Sword - 18th Century","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-name\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-name\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe British Infantry Officer did not carry a regulation infanty sword until 1786. 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