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| Overall Length: 37 1/2'' Blade: 32'' |
Retail Price:$128.00
$89.95
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| Blade: EN45 High Carbon Steel |
| Weight: 2 lb 12.9 oz |
| Edge:
Unsharpened |
| P.O.B.: 9 3/8'' |
| Thickness: 7.9 mm - 3.2 mm |
| Width: 34.5 mm |
| Grip Length: 3 5/8'' |
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The British 1796 Light Cavalry Saber has an unsharpened blade forged from high carbon steel. The hilt is mild steel with a leather-bound grip of wood. The scabbard is steel with steel hanging rings.
With its distinctive flared ‘’hatchet’’ tip, the 1796 Light Cavalry Saber was a vicious cutting and slashing sword. The blade performance was envied to the point where 1796 type sword blades were being exported to India and being re-mounted into Tulwar hilts by Indians who evidently preferred the British blade to their own.
With a simple, yet effective no-nonsense design, the 1796 quickly became a classic light cavalry sword and its design was closely emulated by other powers for their own cavalry.
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