Sabre de cavalerie légère modèle An IX
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Sabre modèle An IX | |
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Type | Light cavalry sabre |
Place of origin | France |
Production history | |
Designer | Liorard |
Designed | An VIII (1799 - 1800) |
Manufacturer | Klingenthal |
Specifications | |
Blade type | curved, 87.9 cm (34.6 in) long, flat back[1] |
The Sabre modèle An IX, ("sabre, model of the ninth year") was a standard light cavalry sabre in usage in the French Army during the Napoleonic Wars.
The modèle An IX was the first attempt at standardising cavalry sabres after the French Revolution, during which a disorganised plethora of bladed weapons was produced
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