Why BRITISH ARMY Infantry Officers STOPPED carrying SWORDS

Many people make assumptions about why British Army infantry officers stopped carrying swords (in most cases) on active service. But I think there is one factor, above all, which we find solid evidence for in both the 2nd Anglo-Boer War and World War One.

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