At long last, the day has come to talk about a subject dear to me: French swords.
The march is lead by none other than an iconic sword: the Model for Light Cavalry that was used during the Napoleonic Wars.
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Stats:
Specimen I
Total length: 106cm / ’’
Sword length: 101cm / ’’
Blade length: 87cm / ’’
Blade width: 35mm
Blade thickness: 8mm
Blade point of balance: 11cm / ’’
Weight of sword: /
Weight of scabbard: /
Total weight: /
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Specimen II
Total length: 106cm / ’’
Sword length: 101cm / ’’
Blade length: 87cm / ’’
Blade width: 35mm
Blade thickness: 8mm
Blade point of balance: 10cm / 3.9’’
Weight of sword: /
Weight of scabbard: /
Total weight: /
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Specimen III
Total length: 106cm / ’’
Sword length: 102cm / ’’
Blade length: 88cm / 34.6’’
Blade width: 35mm
Blade thickness: 9mm
Blade point of balance: 13cm / ’’
Weight of sword: /
Weight of scabbard: /
Total weight: /
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Sources and additional info:
Books:
Les armes blanches militaires françaises (Christian Aries & Michel Pétard)
Sabres français, 1680-1814 (Christian Blondiau)
Des sabres et des épées Vol 1-2 (Michel Pétard)
La Cavalerie Legere Du Premier Empire (Michel Petard)
Les Sabres des Hussards (Michel Petard)
Les Sabres Portés par l’Armée Française (Jean L’Hoste; Patrick Resek)
Armes Blanches Symbolisme, Inscriptions, Marquages, Fourbisseurs, Manufactures (Jean Hoste & JJ. Buigne)
La Manufacture d’armes de Klingenthal (Association pour la Sauvegarde du Klingenthal)
Klingenthal, 1ere Manufacture Royale d’Armes Blanches en France (Marc Adolf)
Les Armes de Cavalerie (Gazette des armes Hors serie no 4 - Dominique Venner)
Les Armes blanches Sabres et epees (Dominique Venner)
L’armamento della cavalleria napoleonica dalla Repubblica all’impero 1792-1815 (Tiziano Tonelli)
Websites:
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Soundtrack:
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Panzer General III Scorched Earth OST - Theme
Panzer Corps OST - Main Menu
Panzer Corps OST - Calm before the storm
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