USS New York – Marine Officer With Mameluke Sword, 2009

Mameluke sword. Or saber.  Or sabre?

According to legend, an Egyptian Mameluke warrior sword was presented to US Marines by an Ottoman Empire chieftain for actions at the Battle of Derna (“the shores of Tripoli”), Libya in 1805. This type of sword has been worn ceremoniously by Marine Corps officers (intermittently) since 1826.

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