Sword Studies 001: 1803 Infantry Officer Sabre

[@jimmyrustler8983]

This sword comes with the "Swag" perk, which grants the user +7 Charisma, and gets you a flash of ankle from many a fair lady....

[@antivalidisme5669]

As a fellow collector and in general blades afficionado, I can tell you that I love these kind of in-depth videos. That officier made a wonderful choice. Cheers!

[@MissPoplarLeaf]

Love the idea of this series, can't wait to see more!

[@nathanwallace9615]

I've been wanting someone to do a C&Rsenal type thing with Sword patterns

[@capinkyky]

haha I love the intro. I think we'll always want more. The closest to holding them that we can get!

[@SuperOtter13]

I found this extremely interesting. Thanks Nick. I also find it interesting that yourself and your brother sound as alike as my brothers and I do. I dont hear our family accent but everyone else constantly brings it up. Was watching some old sparing videos of you two and loved seeing people go for it with such gusto. Keep up the good work gentlemen. Cheers!

[@HypocriticYT]

Wonderful ivory gripped example. Many of these have variations in blade size, curvature and etchings. The wide curved blades really display well with their gilt and blue. Seems there is stiff competition as most have the same idea of beauty.

[@CapitanCarter]

Mate, this video is superb! it gives all the little details and measurements i could ask for. I'm a fan of quite wide blades, even on training weapons, but its very difficult to explain exactly what is needed when commissioning a piece to make an appropriate training tool

[@AcademyofHistoricalFencing]

Thanks, there are three more in this series and I think the latest one is finally at the quality I want them to be. Glad you are enjoying them.

[@bendutel6883]

Hey, just to say that I'm french and I started learning saber by looking at your videos ! thank you very much it helped me a lot and now I can handle a saber properly thanks to you

[@AcademyofHistoricalFencing]

That's great to hear, glad you are enjoying and making use of them, good luck with your training

[@PARAMONARIOS]

Fantastic video! I really wanted to see this sabre up close since the first time you showed it here on this channel

[@jimmydesouza4375]

You planning on doing any more of these? This series was pretty nice.

[@TyLarson]

Thanks for all the learned details!

[@B..B.]

So beautiful!

[@RyanSoCal]

Love the series, please do more.

[@filthypappenheimer5355]

Next the 1780s Dragoon sword please!

[@arcticfoxvikingseaking2206]

Beautiful

[@Shadowlord4]

This was an awesome, informative, artistic video. Well done!

[@ducthman4737]

I like it.We'll see French swords too ?

[@AcademyofHistoricalFencing]

I only have one that is definitely French (a smallsword or two might be too), so maybe a little but no major plan at this stage. I would in future like some Napoleonic era French swords to pair with my Brit stuff, so maybe.

[@therecalcitrantseditionist3613]

Wondering what you think of ivory vs wood/shagreen grips in martial terms. Which functions better as a grip for a sword. If too vague a question... Ill specify by saying on this pattern in perticular

[@AcademyofHistoricalFencing]

flat ivory is not great for grips, but most ivory grips are knurled or ribbed and then work really well. Others have wire grip when they do have smooth ivory. So long as they are knurled or have wire they work just as well as shagreen.

[@gwynbleidd1917]

"yOu CaN sAy ThE bRaVeSt AnD tHe StRoNgEsT" hahaha

[@mostlychimp5715]

Great video, lovely sword. How thin does the steel get in the fuller down by the tip?

[@mostlychimp5715]

For every question you answer you'll raise two more. I really appreciate what you've been able to provide in this video.

[@TotallyFictional]

Love

[@MissPoplarLeaf]

Very interesting! Do you know why most sabers did not have the fuller continue to the tip of the blade? I'm guessing it's partly because the thickness at the tip of this sword allows it to be robust even when the fuller extends along it...

[@AcademyofHistoricalFencing]

I'd say it's mostly to do with edge geometry in the cut. A very thin blade means a very acute edge geometry. We found this when cutting with shamshir type blades. The 1796LC is a very broad profile in the foible, and yet very thin. Clearly they wanted mass there without compromising edge geometry.

[@yoavnissen8390]

@@AcademyofHistoricalFencing will you do a video about the 1796LC?

[@AcademyofHistoricalFencing]

Absolutely, I'll be doing a seperate video for each example I own, so there will be multiple vidoes for the 1803, the 1796 Light cav, heavy cav, infantry officer etc.

[@althesmith]

I'm guessing this man was a veteran officer with a damned strong wrist, not the sort of chap you'd want to get into personal combat with.

[@brandezboy]

The Golden Chonk be like...

[@chonaazurin1033]

Antique sword i have one

[@robertpatter5509]

I'd imagine adrenaline can help with weight maybe?

[@skohtihamilton9443]

Brutishly British