MADAM – Regarding General Patton’s sword (right) referenced in your militaria feature (ATG No 2287), the details supplied as to the background of this weapon are not totally correct.
The US Army’s Model 1913 cavalry sword, or Patton Saber (sic), was in fact based on the design of the British 1908 Cavalry Pattern sword. This was described as the best cavalry sword ever, though when shown to King George V, he commented that it was very ugly.
A DSO was offered to the first officer to kill a German with this sword in 1914. This was achieved by Captain Grenfell of the King’s Dragoon Guards early in the war.