KNT008
Infantry and Artillery Officer Sword Knot, 1747–1812
A fringe or light-bullion officer’s knot used into the War of 1812. Heavier bullion variants were also used by field officers during this period.
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Military sword knots
Historical patterns for British, French and American swords.
British Army & Royal Air Force
KNT023
Infantry and Artillery Officer Sword Knot, 1790–1857
Heavy bullion with an hourglass-shaped tassel top and three crimson lines on its gold strap. Associated with infantry officers, Royal Artillery officers and undress use in the Life Guards and Horse Guards.
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KNT022
British Infantry Sword Knot, 1857–1950
The gold-acorn pattern that replaced the bullion tassel in 1857. The reference photograph shows the knot with its sword.
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KNT009
British Cavalry Buff Leather Sword Knot 1796-1822
A trooper’s knot with a half-inch leather strap. Wider original examples also exist. The pattern developed a brass-button adjustment after 1822 and was adopted by some infantry officers, including the 62nd Regiment, who coloured theirs buff.
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KNT010
Gold Cord with Acorn Tassel Sword Knot
This pattern saw extensive use in the Light Dragoons 1831-1860 and in the Foot Guards from 1855 to 1945. It is the perfect companion with the 1822 Light Cavalry Sword on our sword page; a sword made famous by the Charge of the Light Brigade. In addition, it was used by the Royal Engineers from 1857 to 1945, including a certain engineer commanding Rorke's Drift in the Zulu conflict.
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KNT011
White Leather Knot with Gold Acorn
This knot was and still is the undress knot for the Foot Guards, beginning in 1883. It was also adopted by most of the Heavy Cavalry from 1883 on as did the Infantry as their undress knot from 1874 onward.
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KNT014
Crimson and Gold Cord and All Gold Acorn Knot
The first unit to use this combination was the Lancers (1822-1945). The Hussar regiments took this up from 1883 onwards. (A special order item.)
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KNT013
Buff Leather and Gold Tassel with Crimson Centre
Buff leather with a gold tassel and crimson centre. Used by the 1st Life Guards during several periods between 1796 and 1945, and by Heavy Cavalry from 1822 to 1883.
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KNT012
Crimson and Gold Cord and Acorn Knot
This knot is appropriate for General Officer's swords from 1831 to 1945, and Hussars, 1831-1883 (again the famous Charge of the Light Brigade).
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KNT016
Rifle Regiment Black Leather Strap and Acorn
Black leather strap and acorn for rifle-pattern swords. Its use from the formation of the Rifle Corps is debated; the pattern continued with rifle swords into the twentieth century.
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KNT015
Universal Field Service Brown Leather Strap and Acorn
Adopted in 1899, this knot saw extensive service in the trenches of WWI and is still used today. This knot went especially with the field brown scabbard.
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KNT024
Royal Air Force Strap Knot
A strap-pattern knot for Royal Air Force swords.
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KNT025
Air Force Cord Knot
A cord-pattern knot for air force swords.
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Royal Navy
KNT017
Royal Navy officer pattern (Napoleonic)
This sword knot was illustrated in a portrait of Rear Admiral Thomas Troubridge in 1805.
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KNT018
Royal Navy 1800-1890 Cord Knot (detail)
Used unofficially from 1800. From 1827 it appeared both with and without the second cord system shown on KNT020.
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KNT029
Royal Navy officer pattern
There were numerous personal Royal Navy patterns being used prior to 1800.
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KNT019
Royal Navy Cord Knot with Acorn Tassel
A reproduction Royal Navy cord knot with an acorn tassel.
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KNT020
Royal Navy Double Cord Knot
Used by both the Royal Navy and the Canadian Navy today. In use since 1890. See it on a sword.
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KNT021
Royal Navy Dirk Cord Knot
Ideal for our RN dirk.
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French Army
KNT001
Imperial Guard Other Ranks Sword Knot
A reproduction Imperial Guard other ranks sword knot.
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KNT002
French officer Gold Sword Knot- Field Officer Grade
Gold sword knot in the French field officer or captain’s pattern. See the detail photograph for the knotting arrangement on a sword.
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KNT003
French Cavalry Officer Cord Style Sword Knot
A reproduction French cavalry officer cord-style sword knot.
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KNT004
French Cavalry Trooper's Buff Leather Sword Knot
A reproduction French cavalry trooper’s buff leather sword knot.
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KNT005
French Lieutenant's Sword Knot with Red Stripe and Fine Fringe
A reproduction French lieutenant’s sword knot with a red stripe and fine fringe.
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United States
KNT026
U.S. Sword Knot — Pattern KNT026
American sword-knot pattern shown in the original catalogue. Use the product code and photograph to select the matching pattern.
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KNT027
U.S. Sword Knot — Pattern KNT027
American sword-knot pattern shown in the original catalogue. Use the product code and photograph to select the matching pattern.
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KNT028
U.S. Sword Knot — Pattern KNT028
American sword-knot pattern shown in the original catalogue. Use the product code and photograph to select the matching pattern.
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