Sabre de cavalerie légère modèle An IX

The Sabre modèle An IX, ("sabre, an IX model") was a standard light cavalry sabre in usage in the French Army during the Napoleonic Wars.

Sabre modèle An IX
TypeLight cavalry sabre
Place of originFrance
Production history
DesignerLiorard
DesignedAn VIII (1799 - 1800)
ManufacturerKlingenthal
Specifications
Blade typecurved, 87.9 cm long, flat back[1]

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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