A CONTINENTAL HALF-BASKET HILTED OFFICER'S SABRE with broad single-edged blade, double-edged at the point and etched 'Vive les Chasseurs de Brabant', 'Vainche ou Mourir Pour la Libertie' and 'Prix de Bruxelles par d. Propris Patriots. Le 22, 1789' on both sides at the forte, and with a crowned coat-of-arms retaining traces of original blued and gilt finish, the hilt composed of scrolled rounded bars, ribbed leather-covered wooden grip bound with copper wire, the pommel cast and chased as a grotesque head extending to form a back-strap (the blade patinated overall), dated 1789; two stirrup-hilted cavalry sabres, one with gilt-copper mounted leather scabbard, late 18th Century; and a Victorian officer's sword of the King's 60th Royal Rifle Corps., late 19th Century