[Peter Cowan]

Does anyone know of the Kligenthal cavalry sword,early 19th C, I think. Is it real or just part of the story in "Sharpes Sword" by Bernard Cornwell, at the time of the Pennisular War with Napolean.

[Lafayette C Curtis]

Cornwell misspelled it, actually (I've read the book too). Klingenthal--with another n--was the location of the workshop where many French cavalry blades were made.

[Stefan Toivonen]

Here's a link to a brief history of Klingenthal.

http://users.skynet.be/euro-swords/klingenthal.htm