1788 Heavy Cavalry SwordIn the era of musket line warfare, Cavalry was a key and dominant battlefield element. The design and use of swords by Heavy and Light Cavalry is a deep and fascinating part of history. Heavy Cavalry swords often were designed to act similarly to a lance, as a backup to use in the event of loss breakage of the lance, or for closer quarter fighting, usually against other Cavalry. They typically had long, straight blades, and a significant amount of

They also typically were single edged and incorporated a nagle

it was not designed for defeating armour

as a backup to use in the event of loss/breakage of the lance

they also often had unusual quillon designs

and you mean business

Jack Milliers (red sleeves)

and there were many excellent

with a symmetrical many-barred basket hilt

but that has enough clearance at the pommel to fully present the point

The Partisan was a late period polearm

originating from the agricultural tool

variable curved sword common to Persia and other Middle-Eastern cultures in the Late middle Ages