British pipeback parabolic blade saber c. 1801

Jim McDougall · 12th December 2020, 03:36 AM

Finally!

The blade is 32"straight line hilt base to point.

It is 1 1/4 " for 23"

Then drops to 1" @6" from point as it radiuses out to sharp point.

The raised (thickened) 'step' begins 9" from point.
It is almost as if it was intended for armor piercing with respect to the bolstered blade points on Indian weapons such as tulwars.
We can only wonder if there was some imagined intent to piercing mail or thick padding of textile.

12th December 2020, 03:36 AM	#22
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,192	Finally! The blade is 32"straight line hilt base to point. It is 1 1/4 " for 23" Then drops to 1" @6" from point as it radiuses out to sharp point. The raised (thickened) 'step' begins 9" from point. It is almost as if it was intended for armor piercing with respect to the bolstered blade points on Indian weapons such as tulwars. We can only wonder if there was some imagined intent to piercing mail or thick padding of textile.