Sabre
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A sabre or saber 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 th
Cavalry saber from the early 19th century
Hungarian sabers from the Hungarian conquest period, 10th century
This weapon was esteemed in the Hungarian royal court as the Sword of Attila. A Hungarian sabre from the first half of the 10th.
A szabla used by Polish Hussars, 17th century
Cutlass
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A cutlass is a short, broad sabre or slashing sword with a straight or slightly curved blade sharpened on the cutting edge and a hilt often featuring a solid cupped or basket-shaped guard. It was a co
Sabre
…non-commissioned officers; this is seen as an honour since, typically, non-commissioned, enlisted/other-rank military service members are instead issued a cutlass blade rather than a sabre. Swords in the modern military are no longer used as weapons, and serve only ornamental or ceremonial functions. One distinctive…
Musee Marine sabre p 1000456 no BG
Cutlasses aboard the frigate Grand Turk
François l'Olonnais with a cutlass
A cutlass drill on HMS Wolverine, 1882