The French Light Cavalry Sabre Year IX-XI

At long last, the day has come to talk about a subject dear to me: French swords. The march is lead by none other than an iconic sword: the Model for Light Cavalry that was used during the Napoleonic Wars. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stats: Specimen I Total length: 106cm / ’’ Sword length: 101cm / ’’ Blade length: 87cm / ’’ Blade width: 35mm Blade thickness: 8mm Blade point of balance: 11cm / ’’ Weight of sword: / Weight of scabbard: / Total weight: / ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Specimen II Total length: 106cm / ’’ Sword length: 101cm / ’’ Blade length: 87cm / ’’ Blade width: 35mm Blade thickness: 8mm Blade point of balance: 10cm / 3.9’’ Weight of sword: / Weight of scabbard: / Total weight: / ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Specimen III Total length: 106cm / ’’ Sword length: 102cm / ’’ Blade length: 88cm / 34.6’’ Blade width: 35mm Blade thickness: 9mm Blade point of balance: 13cm / ’’ Weight of sword: / Weight of scabbard: / Total weight: / ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sources and additional info: Books: Les armes blanches militaires françaises (Christian Aries & Michel Pétard) Sabres français, 1680-1814 (Christian Blondiau) Des sabres et des épées Vol 1-2 (Michel Pétard) La Cavalerie Legere Du Premier Empire (Michel Petard) Les Sabres des Hussards (Michel Petard) Les Sabres Portés par l’Armée Française (Jean L’Hoste; Patrick Resek) Armes Blanches Symbolisme, Inscriptions, Marquages, Fourbisseurs, Manufactures (Jean Hoste & JJ. Buigne) La Manufacture d’armes de Klingenthal (Association pour la Sauvegarde du Klingenthal) Klingenthal, 1ere Manufacture Royale d’Armes Blanches en France (Marc Adolf) Les Armes de Cavalerie (Gazette des armes Hors serie no 4 - Dominique Venner) Les Armes blanches Sabres et epees (Dominique Venner) L’armamento della cavalleria napoleonica dalla Repubblica all’impero 1792-1815 (Tiziano Tonelli) Websites: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Soundtrack: Panzer General III OST - Battle Cossacks I OST - track 6 Blasphemous OST - Al Compas de tus contornos Blasphemous OST - Arpegios en ocre Panzer General 3D Assault OST - French HQ Panzer General III Scorched Earth OST - Theme Panzer Corps OST - Main Menu Panzer Corps OST - Calm before the storm Panzer General III OST - Battle