European swords
By the time of the French Revolutionary (1789-1799) and Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815), cavalry edged weapons had evolved into the long, straight, thrusting sword of the heavy cavalry, and the light cavalry’s curved saber that was designed for cutting and slicing. (1- Model 1839 West Point cadet sword; 2- Cavalry Officer's Saber. ca. 1793–95; 3- Napoleonic infantry sword; 4- French model an XIII heavy cavalry sword, 1813).
