An Early Military Hanger, Circa 1725-50. With slightly curved single edged blade, cut with a slender fuller along the back edge and stamped with Military inspection marks and TG makers mark. regulation brass hilt, wooden grip (some remnants of original wire binding remain at the pommel end). 

Brass hilted hangers with the depressed heart-shaped guard are often mistakenly called the '1742 Pattern' because they are visible in illustrations from the Duke of Cumberlands "Representations of His Majestys Forces" of that year. Several variations are known, including this style which used to have a double brass wire ropes around the wooden grip (almost all found with wire gone). 

Dimensions:

Blade Length: 28 Inches (71.12 cm)

Overall Length: 34.5 Inches (87.63 cm)