Re: Patton's sword & belaying pin, was Re: [TML] What if the cutlass is not a cutlass? Phil Pugliese (04 May 2017 20:25 UTC)

Re: Patton's sword & belaying pin, was Re: [TML] What if the cutlass is not a cutlass? Phil Pugliese 04 May 2017 20:21 UTC

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On Thu, 5/4/17, Bruce Johnson <xxxxxx@Pharmacy.Arizona.EDU> wrote:

 That’s not actually a how a
 ‘saber’ works. It’s all point work. 

 (well they actually were far
 better served in combat by ditching the horses and picking
 up springfields, in the end.)

 Bruce Johnson

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I was very surprised when a friend of mine who was into Olympic-style fencing showed me his 'fencing sabre'.
"SABER! That's not a saber!"

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