Cavalry Sabre vs Infantry Sabre - Nick vs Gareth/Malcolm.

Cavalry sabres were used on foot plenty of times out of necessity, here we look at how that would go against the much lighter and more agile infantry sabre. In the Napoleonic era, British infantry and cavalry sabres foilowed the same form. However, the cavalry models were a little longer (4cm in this case, about typical), and much heavier, especially in the tip. This gave a little extra reach, and a massive amount of cutting power, however, they lack the fine manipulations of the lighter infantry models, wh
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