The French Light Cavalry Sabre Year IX-XI

At long last, the day has come to talk about a subject dear to me: French swords.
The march is lead by none other than an iconic sword: the Model for Light Cavalry that was used during the Napoleonic Wars.

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Stats:

Specimen I

Total length: 106cm / 41.73''
Sword length: 101cm / 39.75''
Blade length: 87cm / 34.25''
Blade width: 35mm
Blade thickness: 8mm
Blade point of balance: 11cm / 4.33''
Weight of sword: 1.1kg / 2.75lbs
Weight of scabbard: 1.5kg / 3.6lbs
Total weight: 2.6kg / 5.9lbs
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Specimen II

Total length: 106cm / 41.73''
Sword length: 101cm / 39.75''
Blade length: 87cm / 34.25''
Blade width: 35mm
Blade thickness: 8mm
Blade point of balance: 10cm / 3.9''
Weight of sword: 1.18kg / 2.75lbs
Weight of scabbard: 1.5kg / 3.6lbs
Total weight: 2.68kg / 5.9lbs
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Specimen III

Total length: 106cm / 41.73''
Sword length: 102cm / 40.15''
Blade length: 88cm / 34.6''
Blade width: 35mm
Blade thickness: 9mm
Blade point of balance: 13cm / 5.11''
Weight of sword: 1.2kg / 2.8lbs
Weight of scabbard: 1.35kg / 2.95lbs
Total weight: 2.55kg / 5.8lbs

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Sources and additional info:

Books:
Les armes blanches militaires françaises (Christian Aries & Michel Pétard)
Sabres français, 1680-1814 (Christian Blondiau)
Des sabres et des épées Vol 1-2 (Michel Pétard)
La Cavalerie Legere Du Premier Empire (Michel Petard)
Les Sabres des Hussards (Michel Petard)
Les Sabres Portés par l'Armée Française (Jean L'Hoste; Patrick Resek)
Armes Blanches Symbolisme, Inscriptions, Marquages, Fourbisseurs, Manufactures (Jean Hoste & JJ. Buigne)
La Manufacture d'armes de Klingenthal (Association pour la Sauvegarde du Klingenthal)
Klingenthal, 1ere Manufacture Royale d'Armes Blanches en France (Marc Adolf)
Les Armes de Cavalerie (Gazette des armes Hors serie no 4 - Dominique Venner)
Les Armes blanches Sabres et epees (Dominique Venner)
L'armamento della cavalleria napoleonica dalla Repubblica all'impero 1792-1815 (Tiziano Tonelli)

Websites:
https://www.passionmilitaria.com/t185...
https://www.passionmilitaria.com/t264...
https://www.passionmilitaria.com/t264...

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Soundtrack:

Panzer General III OST - Battle
Cossacks I OST - track 6
Blasphemous OST - Al Compas de tus contornos
Blasphemous OST - Arpegios en ocre
Panzer General 3D Assault OST - French HQ
Panzer General III Scorched Earth OST - Theme
Panzer Corps OST - Main Menu
Panzer Corps OST - Calm before the storm
Panzer General III OST - Battle