Sabre

<p>A sabre or  saber (/ˈseɪbər/ SAY-bər) is a type of <a href="/facts/Backsword/JXp3CXHJ">backsword</a> with a curved blade associated with the <a href="/facts/Light_cavalry/TCgmqeIC">light cavalry</a> of the <a href="/facts/Early_Modern_warfare/B6o31aSx">early modern</a> and <a href="/facts/Napoleonic_period/2jEXIQ6G">Napoleonic</a> periods. Originally associated with Central European cavalry such as the <a href="/facts/Hussars/bXcux6q2">hussars</a>, the sabre became widespread in Western Europe during the <a href="/facts/Thirty_Years%27_War/7bgcxoxf">Thirty Years' War</a>. Lighter sabres also became popular with infantry of the early 17th century. In the 19th century, models with less curving blades became common and were also used by <a href="/facts/Heavy_cavalry/2zRYzPyT">heavy cavalry</a>.
</p><p>The military sabre was used as a <a href="/facts/Duel/uUvyAzMo">duelling</a> weapon in <a href="/facts/Academic_fencing/dgfUqBYE">academic fencing</a> in the 19th century, giving rise to a discipline of modern <a href="/facts/Sabre_(fencing)/hYytynmk">sabre fencing</a> (introduced in the <a href="/facts/Fencing_at_the_1896_Summer_Olympics/jlJuxDso">1896 Summer Olympics</a>) loosely based on the characteristics of the historical weapon.
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Sabre