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The Pattern 1908 cavalry trooper's sword (and the 1912 Pattern, the equivalent for officers) was the last service sword issued to the cavalry of the British Army.It has been called [3] [4] the most effective cavalry sword ever designed, although its introduction occurred as swords finally became obsolete as military weapons.
The design was influenced by the French heavy cavalry sword of the Napoleonic Wars, [clarification needed] as well as French cavalry doctrine that emphasized the use of the point over the edge [5] and is similar to the French Mle 1896 straight saber (and the previous Mle 1882), with which French cavalry entered the World War I, and the British Pattern 1908 and 1912 cavalry swords.
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Pattern 1796 heavy cavalry sword; Pattern 1796 infantry officer's sword; Pattern 1796 light cavalry sabre; Pattern 1831 sabre for General Officers; Pattern 1897 infantry officer's sword; Pattern 1908 cavalry sword; Pistol sword
A sabre or (American English) saber (/ ˈ s eɪ b ər / SAY-bər) is a type of backsword with a curved blade associated with the light cavalry of the early modern and Napoleonic periods. Originally associated with Central European cavalry such as the hussars , the sabre became widespread in Western Europe during the Thirty Years' War .
Presaging the introduction of the 1908 pattern cavalry sword, the curved blade was abandoned in favour of a straight, stiff blade optimised for the thrust. Credit for the design has been given to Colonel G. M. Fox, Inspector of Gymnasia at Aldershot, who was also influential in the design of the pattern 1908 cavalry sword. [1]
This type of sabre became very popular for light cavalry officers, in both France and Britain, and became a fashionable sword for senior officers to wear. In 1831 the "Mameluke", as the sword was now called, became a regulation pattern for British general officers (the 1831 Pattern, still in use today).
Swords and cavalry sabres Confederate States Armory Kenansville, North Carolina: 1863 Various edged weapons, lances and equipment 3,700 lance spears, 6,500 bayonets, 11,700 cavalry sabers, 2,700 officers sabers, 600 naval cutlasses, 800 artillery cutlasses [1] Congaree Foundry Columbia, South Carolina: Cook & Brother
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