1751 British Infantry sword

That beefy looking blade was another thing that appealed to me, aside from the great looking guard. A little sharpening, and that baby shold make a fierce cutter, and should be plenty stiff for thrusting, too. My only concern with an all metal hilt is that it may be slippery, but I guess a good glove would solve that.

It certainly is shiny, but If I got one I'd tarnish the whole hilt right off like Grayson Brown's Windlass Hanger on myArmoury. I love the look of that one.

Nice! The 1829 French army saber. That is a slick sword. I'm still suspicious enough of Deepeeka quality that I'd like to see Windlass do a version of that sword. The main problem with Deepeeka seems to be their often dodgy heat treat. Still, that is a classic saber (I didn't even realize that Deepeeka made this model of sword until your post, so thank you).

I have a pair of the Windlass swordsman's gloves/gauntlets and I highly recommend then. Their $40 at reliks.

That's about it. The saber was primarily a cavalry weapon used from horeseback, while the cutlass was a naval weapon for use on board a ship. The saber with its long blade allowed the cavalryman a good amount of reach while mounted, and the cutlass with a much shorter blade was better suited to shipboard use where maneuverability was more important.

The 1751 I linked to above could best be described as a "hanger", which was a slightly shorter equivalent of the saber for use by infantrymen.

Btw, the 1751 is obviously now the 3rd sword down on that page. They added a new sword to the top of the page since I first posted the link.