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Key facts
- Weapon.wars
- Early Modern warfare, Ottoman Wars, Napoleonic Wars, American Revolution, American Civil War, Franco-Prussian War, Philippine Revolution, Spanish–American War, Philippine–American War, World War I, Polish–Soviet War, World War II
- Weapon.production_date
- Early modern period
- Weapon.name
- Sabre
- Weapon.image
- Rose Contract of 1812 Cavalry Saber (cropped).jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- Cavalry saber from the early 19th century
- Weapon.type
- Sword
- Weapon.is_bladed
- yes
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Article
16 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Origins
- Early modern period
- Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
- Modern use
- Napoleonic era
- Pattern 1796 light cavalry sabre
- Mameluke swords
- United States
- Police
- Dress uniform
- Modern sport fencing
- See also
- References
- External links
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 the hussars, the sabre became widespread in Western Europe during the Thirty Years' War. Lighter sabres also became popular with infantry of the early 17th century. In the 19th century, models with less curving blades became common and were also used by heavy cavalry.
The military sabre was used as a duelling weapon in academic fencing in the 19th century, giving rise to a discipline of modern sabre fencing (introduced in the 1896 Summer Olympics) loosely based on the characteristics of the historical weapon.