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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2007 11:02:23 GMT
hey guys,
After seeing a sabreites comments on how early he believed the sabre was used. This isn't going to be very long and will only cover one very early civilisation because there is alot of documentation on modern times and from the renaissance period so no need to cover it.
There is one major civilisation known for using the sabre are the mongols. The mongols were one of the deadliest cavalry forces in the world and like other cavalry forces they realised the need for a weapon to use from horseback that would be flexible enough in use to match their fighting style.
After much trial and error they finally created a saber that worked and represented their tactics, light and swift the mongol sabre was designed to use the speed and power of the sword to deliver the power behind the thrust or cut. The mongols also used hit and run tactics and were the best at it, they were also the best horse archers in the world at that time. They were pre-eminent horse archers because they trained themselves to know instinctively when the horses feet were off the ground and loosed their arrows before the hooves hit the ground again causing no disruption to the shot.
I'm sure there are civilisations who used it before the mongols but the mongols are the best example.
Hope it helps.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2007 1:51:07 GMT
Hello, I am not sure when the sabre as we know it was used first or developed, but I love them. And let's not forget the great "Sword & Sorcery" author Robert E. Howard's Hyborean Age world that Conan sliced his way through! In a couple of REH's Conan stories he toted a sabre. Just joking!! We all know that is pure fantasy, but among the best in my opinion!
That is interesting about the Mongols loosing their arrows when the horses' hooves were all off the ground when running. A smooth enchanted moment even if for the wings of death! Freebooter
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2007 2:12:10 GMT
Hmm the sabre as we know it? Well it depends on which sabre in particular as we know it. The most well known example of the sabre that i can think of is the early american cavalry. Sabre fencing was a popular sport during the renaissance but that was more for sport. I guess it also depends how you define sabre, some people class the rapier as a kind of sabre. The earliest sabre i can think of is either mongolian or chinese.
Yes the mongols trained their horses and their bodies to know exactly when the horses hooves would leave the ground for that split second to release their arrows with perfect undisturbed accuracy.
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