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<p>[QUOTE="komokwa, post: 335397, member: 301"]The <b>Model 1860 Light Cavalry Saber</b> (also known as the M1862 as this was when the first 800 were issued)<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_1860_Light_Cavalry_Saber#cite_note-cavhooah.com-1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_1860_Light_Cavalry_Saber#cite_note-cavhooah.com-1" rel="nofollow">[1]</a> was used by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_cavalry" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_cavalry" rel="nofollow">US cavalry</a> from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War" rel="nofollow">American Civil War</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_1860_Light_Cavalry_Saber#cite_note-myArmoury-2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_1860_Light_Cavalry_Saber#cite_note-myArmoury-2" rel="nofollow">[2]</a> until the end of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_wars" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_wars" rel="nofollow">Indian wars</a>; some were still in use during the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War" rel="nofollow">Spanish–American War</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_1860_Light_Cavalry_Saber#cite_note-3" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_1860_Light_Cavalry_Saber#cite_note-3" rel="nofollow">[3]</a> It was 41 inches (104 cm) long with a 35 by 1 in (88.9 by 2.5 cm) blade and weighed 2 lb 4 oz (1.0 kg) alone or 3 lb 10 oz (1.6 kg) with iron scabbard.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_1860_Light_Cavalry_Saber#cite_note-myArmoury-2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_1860_Light_Cavalry_Saber#cite_note-myArmoury-2" rel="nofollow">[2]</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Before the Civil War there was no <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_cavalry" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_cavalry" rel="nofollow">light</a> or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_cavalry" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_cavalry" rel="nofollow">heavy cavalry</a> in the US army. Instead there were "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragoons" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragoons" rel="nofollow">Dragoons</a>" (founded 1830) and "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mounted_Riflemen" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mounted_Riflemen" rel="nofollow">Mounted Riflemen</a>" (founded c.1840). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_1860_Light_Cavalry_Saber#cite_note-4" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_1860_Light_Cavalry_Saber#cite_note-4" rel="nofollow">[4]</a> In 1861 these mounted regiments were renamed cavalry and given yellow piping.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_1860_Light_Cavalry_Saber#cite_note-5" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_1860_Light_Cavalry_Saber#cite_note-5" rel="nofollow">[5]</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The M1860 saber received its name to distinguish it from the larger and heavier <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_1840_Heavy_Cavalry_Saber" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_1840_Heavy_Cavalry_Saber" rel="nofollow">Model 1840 Heavy Cavalry Saber</a> that it replaced. Like its predecessor it had a brass guard, leather-wrapped grip and steel scabbard but unlike the M1840 it was smaller and easier to handle.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_1860_Light_Cavalry_Saber#cite_note-6" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_1860_Light_Cavalry_Saber#cite_note-6" rel="nofollow">[6]</a></p><p><br /></p><p>By the end of the Civil War over 300,000 1860 sabers had been produced: 200,000 by Ames, 32,000 by Roby and many more by firms such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiffany_and_Co" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiffany_and_Co" rel="nofollow">Tiffany and Co</a>, Glaze, Justice, and Emerson and Silver</p><p><br /></p><p>Can you confirm the dimensions & weight ??? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="komokwa, post: 335397, member: 301"]The [B]Model 1860 Light Cavalry Saber[/B] (also known as the M1862 as this was when the first 800 were issued)[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_1860_Light_Cavalry_Saber#cite_note-cavhooah.com-1'][1][/URL] was used by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_cavalry']US cavalry[/URL] from the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War']American Civil War[/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_1860_Light_Cavalry_Saber#cite_note-myArmoury-2'][2][/URL] until the end of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_wars']Indian wars[/URL]; some were still in use during the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War']Spanish–American War[/URL].[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_1860_Light_Cavalry_Saber#cite_note-3'][3][/URL] It was 41 inches (104 cm) long with a 35 by 1 in (88.9 by 2.5 cm) blade and weighed 2 lb 4 oz (1.0 kg) alone or 3 lb 10 oz (1.6 kg) with iron scabbard.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_1860_Light_Cavalry_Saber#cite_note-myArmoury-2'][2][/URL] Before the Civil War there was no [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_cavalry']light[/URL] or [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_cavalry']heavy cavalry[/URL] in the US army. Instead there were "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragoons']Dragoons[/URL]" (founded 1830) and "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mounted_Riflemen']Mounted Riflemen[/URL]" (founded c.1840). [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_1860_Light_Cavalry_Saber#cite_note-4'][4][/URL] In 1861 these mounted regiments were renamed cavalry and given yellow piping.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_1860_Light_Cavalry_Saber#cite_note-5'][5][/URL] The M1860 saber received its name to distinguish it from the larger and heavier [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_1840_Heavy_Cavalry_Saber']Model 1840 Heavy Cavalry Saber[/URL] that it replaced. Like its predecessor it had a brass guard, leather-wrapped grip and steel scabbard but unlike the M1840 it was smaller and easier to handle.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_1860_Light_Cavalry_Saber#cite_note-6'][6][/URL] By the end of the Civil War over 300,000 1860 sabers had been produced: 200,000 by Ames, 32,000 by Roby and many more by firms such as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiffany_and_Co']Tiffany and Co[/URL], Glaze, Justice, and Emerson and Silver Can you confirm the dimensions & weight ??? :)[/QUOTE]
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