British 1796 Pattern Light Cavalry Saber, Sharp

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Product description

This saber is based on the original design by Major General John Gaspard Le Marchant. It follows the 1796 pattern cavalry sword, modeled on the swords of Central and Eastern European hussars. British light cavalry used it in the field. As a young captain, Le Marchant noticed the awkward design of the heavy, overly long 1788 pattern swords. He felt that the "knives of the Turks, Mamluks, Moors and Hungarians (were better) than any other." He gave the blade a distinctive curve for greater agility in cavalry attacks, then added a widened point that shifted the balance and made slashing far more brutal. British light dragoons and hussars carried it most widely, and the light cavalry of the Royal German Legion also used it during the Napoleonic Wars. The blade profile proved so popular that Prussia and other German states copied the design throughout the 19th century. This saber ships with a reproduced steel scabbard.

Product details
Product details:
Total length: 94.615 cm
Length blade: 81.915 cm
Width blade: 4.445 cm at the ricasso
Material: 1080 carbon steel hardness 50 HRC.
Edge: sharp
Weight: 0.79 kg
Delivery: including scabbard
Based on a historic original
Shipment weight (grams): 1500

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