Is this a case of “cut and paste” of two different weapons?
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Q: Is this a case of “cut and paste” of two different weapons?
No, most probably not.
This does not look like a reassembled, or copy & paste item, but just a straight issue.
Most of the visible details line up nicely, for only one weapon. This would identify this then as a 'Saxon lion's head sabre', dated to 1902–1905.
The crown is Saxon, the coat of arms is Saxon in origin.
This might be an officer's sabre. Going by the initials "GR" (Georgius Rex) this is pointing into a very short time-frame: that of Saxon King George's (reigned only from 1902–1904).
Although Georg's personal monogram would look like this:
, which was used with its mirrored G's as well on some items…
The defining hints are the coat of arms, showing horizontal bands (black and yellow) overlayed diagonally with a band showing crowns, representing the Kingdom of Saxony:
Caveat: there is enormous variation in styles for these bladed weapons over time. Variations of this style apparently even continued into Wehrmacht times…
A similar weapon fron an artillery officer on sale as "Sachsen Artillerie Säbel für Offiziere Damastklinge - sehr selten":
An example of a matching GR initials on a sabre:
Sächs. Infanterie-Offizier-Degen M 1867
Datiert 1904. Starres, vergoldetes Messing-Bügelgefäss mit zwei Abnahmemarken auf Stichblatt-Unterseite. Beidseitig scharfe, rhombusförmige Klinge mit drei Zügen. Auf Fehlschärfe aussen eingeätztes Monogramm "GR unter Krone" (König Georg II., 1902 - 04). Innen eingeschlagen der Hersteller "WEYERSBERG KIRSCHBAUM & CO. SOLINGEN" (ab 1883 - heute) sowie "GR unter Krone", Jahreszahl "04" und Abnahmemarke. Blanke Stahlblechscheide mit zwei Ringbändern und beweglichen Trageringen (unterer offiziell entfernt) sowie Einhak-Öse innen. Zahl "11" und Abnahmemarke auf Mundstück-Rand.
Gesamtlänge......................1.055 mm Degenlänge........................1.025 mm Klingenlänge.........................880 mm Klingenbreite (max.).................32 mm
Another sabre in this style, issued under King Friedrich August (FAR):
As well as one identified as "A lion's head sabre for officers,of the Saxon cavalry"
Dating this weapon is therefore 1902–1905. 1905, as the "militärfiskalischer Eigentumsstempel" (royal military fiscal property stamp) also only changed in 1905 from GR to his successor FA.
Now compare English royal cyphres:
with the Saxon Georg's one:
and the cypher in question:
An example of matching shoulder boards from Wehrgeschichtliches Museum Rastatt for the 1. Königlich Sächsisches 1. (Leib-) Grenadierregiment No 100, Dresden:
— flickr: chrispaulodale, cropped
A photo of the 100 regiment showing the transition from GR to FAR in 1905:
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