Sabre de cavalerie légère modèle An IX

Sabre modèle An IX
TypeLight cavalry sabre
Place of originFrance
Production history
DesignerLiorard
DesignedAn VIII (1799 - 1800)
ManufacturerKlingenthal
Specifications
Blade typecurved, 87.9 cm (34.6 in) long, flat back[1]

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

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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