Looking for a Battle Ready 1796 U.S. Cavalry Saber
Friday, March 20th, 2009There are two kinds of the U.S. Cavalry Sabers, namely the light and heavy kind. The light variety, as opposed to the heavy kind, was actually based on other European swords such as the Indian Talwar and was used by the British and Prussian during the battle of Waterloo. This class of saber was also made us of by the Germans and their cavalry until the 20th century. Cold Steel’s battle ready 1796 U.S. Cavalry Saber is actually a replica of the military light saber mentioned above. This flawless quality sword has a 33-inch blade with a 4 ¾-inch long handle, amounting to about 37-inches in overall length. (more…)