Sword is straight, Sabre is curved.
There are straight sabres, The main differance is a sword is Usually twin bladed (with the exception of a katana and Back-sword) a Messer or Dussack is one bladed, whilst a sabre has one full blade and about a third of back blade to assist in a lancing thrust on horseback
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∙ 2012-06-02 20:12:30A sabre is a light sword.
A dagger is more like a knife whereas a cutlass is a short Sabre (A cutting sword).
Sabre is a one edge bladed sword.
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A Sabre is a sword. Cavalry used to use them in battle, now ceremonial,
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A Sabre is a one-sided sword with a large hand guard that was used by heavy calvery.
Le sabre in French means "the saber" or "the cavalry sword" in English.
A sabre is a type of sword. Generally sabres are found to be used in fencing. However, sabres were commonly used by Napoleon's cavalries. It is based on the Hungarian sword.
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