Cold Steel 1796 Light Cavalry Saber – Steel Scabbard
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- Class
- Battle Ready
- Blade
- 1055 High Carbon Steel
- Overall Length
- 37 1/2''
- Weight
- 2 lb 3.6 oz
- Brand
- Cold Steel
Overview
Cold Steel 1796 Light Cavalry Saber - Steel Scabbard
This saber was widely used by the British and their Prussian allies under General Blucher in the Battle of Waterloo. The blade was derived from the ferocious Indian Talwar and was reviled by the French who protested its use due to the horribly destructive wounds it inflicted. In fact, this saber was so successful as a cutting weapon, that the German Cavalry continued to use it right up to the beginning of the 20th century! Features a sharpened high carbon steel blade with steel hilt and a leather wrapped grip. Includes a matching steel scabbard.
Specifications
Every measurement that matters
- Brand
- Cold Steel
- Pommel
- Nut
- Overall Length
- 37 1/2''
- Blade Length
- 31 1/2''
- Blade
- 1055 High Carbon Steel
- Weight
- 2 lb 3.6 oz
- Edge
- Sharp
- P.O.B.
- 7 3/4''
- Thickness
- 7 mm - 2.9 mm
- Width
- 35 mm
- Grip Length
- 3 7/8''
- Class
- Battle Ready
- Country of Origin
- India
- Type
- Saber
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Pattern 1796 British Light Cavalry Sabre Review and Test Cutting, Reproduction by Cold Steel
The Maker
Cold Steel
Cold Steel was founded in 1980; a stalwart of the knife community, Cold Steel also has a large selection of swords and daggers which are sourced from all over the world. Functional and competitively priced, Cold Steel products showcase a substantial variety of offerings and they cover martial arts weapons, historical swords, and robust tomahawks and practical machetes.
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The saber itself seems well-crafted, but inside the steel scabbard there is a plastic piece with foam spacers attached which keeps the blade secure and silent that just fell out after unsheathing it less than 50 times over the last six months. A jury-rigged answer for a budget sword that most people will never wear. I want to replace the liner but I haven’t figured out what will work best yet.
I bought one of these Cold Steel 1796s here about a dozen years ago, and I still love it. I didn’t even notice the “blemishes” – looked nearly brand-new. I carry it for both US & CS Civil War impressions. It draws attention. It carries well in the scabbard and is great in the hand. It was super-sharp, so I did have to dull it, to make it safer for living history purposes.