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Sabre
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For other uses, see
Sabre (disambiguation).
French sabre of the sailors of the Guard,
First Empire.
The sabre or saber (see
spelling differences) is a kind of
backsword that usually has a curved, single-edged blade and a rather large
hand guard, covering the knuckles of the hand as well as the thumb and forefinger. Although sabres are typically thought of as curved-bladed slashing weapons, those used by the world's
heavy cavalry often had straight and even double-edged blades more suitable for thrusting. The length of sabres varied, and most were carried in a
scabbard hanging from a shoulder belt known as a
baldric or from a waist-mounted sword belt. Exceptions not intended for personal carry include the
Patton saber adopted by the
United States Army in 1913 and always mounted to the cavalryman's saddle.
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Etymology
The English word sabre derives from the French sabre, which comes in turn from the
Hungarian Szablya and
Polish "
Szabla", originally a Hungarian verb for "to cut". It is akin to the Russian ????? sablya, and describes a similar weapon.