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Post by Freebooter on Aug 11, 2013 19:26:00 GMT
For U.S. Cavalry sabre lovers! Got my U.S. 1860 Lt Cav Sabre and my 1840 Hvy Cav Sabre and tried them on one of those thin wooden fruit boxes. The 1860s stabbed it very easy, penetrating, but cutting did not do a whole lot of damage to the little 1x boards of the frame part of it. Borke it a bit but not just destroy as I had hoped. But then I got that 1840 Hvy Cav Sabre and naturally it stabbed well too. But when I used the edge and swung down on it that hvy Cav sabre just destroyed it! Wood pieces went everwhere. Damn what a hard hitting powerful sabre!!! No wonder Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest preferred and toted an 1840! Btw, they are both repros, but well made ones. The 1860 from MRL and the 1840 from Therion Armories. Just
thought I would share this!
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Post by Dave Kelly on Aug 11, 2013 19:50:51 GMT
MRL and Therion are retailers; the swords are both Windlass Steelcrafts. The 1860 gives up a lot of blade mass. Without sharpening the box didn't have a lot of resistence to help your 1860 out. As you said, the 1840 just overpowered the problem.  |
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Post by Kilted Cossack on Aug 12, 2013 1:50:06 GMT
Saber power!
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Post by yuner on Aug 12, 2013 15:20:00 GMT
I own the 1860 Lt cav. saber as well. Very nicely made for a reproduction in my opinion, and a sturdy little sword.
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Post by Svadilfari on Aug 17, 2013 21:21:00 GMT
It's just an aside, really..but I wonder if we can truly 'test' a sabre's ability seeing that they were *primarily* a cavalry weapon ? Without being mounted on a horse we can't really judge their true potential ? Your thought's, people ?? |
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Post by Dave Kelly on Aug 17, 2013 23:03:24 GMT
Saber's generically are a class of swords with curved blades. They aren't exclusively mounted arms in function, but they were refined by turkic nations known for their mounted warfare.
Certain sword attributes favored mounted warfare in the past. Length of blade allowing "reach" was probably the one of greatest interest; but as with all things it was contentious. Handling and durability issues kept the "heavies" and "lights" at each others throats long after the saber was a relic consumed by modernity.
I think you can judge the attributes and capabilities of a weapon without sitting on a horse. Remember my funny story about Nathan B Forrest being jumped by 5 Union cavalrymen? He beat his way out of the predicament, but commented, "one of them damned fools thought to thrust and that would'a been the end of Forrest". ( Weren't the saword's fault he gots away; twas the knucklepates swinggen thems. :mrgreen: )
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Post by Freebooter on Sept 14, 2013 19:14:02 GMT
Thanks y'all! Just happened upon this old post and saw where y'all had posted responses. I love the US 1860 and 1840 Cavalry sabres. Both beautiful!
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Post by Kilted Cossack on Sept 15, 2013 0:36:20 GMT
Freebooter: I'm rambling about sabers over at the Members Designs forum. /thread/37042Eyes are glazing over, it's fun! |
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