Prussian Cavalry Sabre M 1811, Blücher Sabre

Treat yourself to a Prussian Cavalry Sabre M 1811, Blücher Sabre

Prussian cavalry sabre m 1811, called blücher sabre

The blücher sabre is based on an English light dragoon sabre from 1796.< /p>

This already had the new shape of the handle (English: stirrup = stirrup), which is also typical of the lighter Prussian development. The Sabre M 1811 is also colloquially called the Blücher Sabre . Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, who was called Marshal Vorwärts or Pascholl by his comrades after the Battle of Leipzig in 1813, was probably the most popular general of the German Wars of Liberation against Napoleon. A monument was erected in his honour in Berlin in 1826. The statue of Blücher includes the handle of a Sabre M 1811 lowered into the ground. This sabre was the typical combat weapon of the Prussian light cavalry of 1813/14.

Prussian hussars, dragoons, lancers and artillerymen. The horse artillery was equipped with the blücher sabre.

The blade of our replica of this famous sabre is forged from carbon steel, carefully ground and polished. It is unsharpened. The handle and the matching sabre sheath are also made of steel. The handle itself is covered in leather.

Details:
- Total length: approx. 100 cm
- Blade length: approx 85 cm
- Includes matching steel sheath
- Weight. (without cover): approx. 1.05kg
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