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Cold Steel – Thompson Saber

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$217.77$285.98

Cold Steels Thompson Saber is a modern take on the saber and was designed by Cold Steel President Lynn C. Thompson as a performance saber for modern martial artists. In his own words regarding his new saber design, Lynn said: I wanted to make a battle sword. Not a dueling sword as such, but a true sword fighters blade for the modern martial artist…Its ground to my exact specifications; as it slightly favors the cut over the thrust, its hair shaving sharp for the first six inches from the point, then gradually less sharp down through the rest of the blade, leaving enough material to block, parry and even bludgeon an opponents blade. Its deeply blued to aid in rust resistance, but also to make the blade harder to see in the fast-paced cut and thrust of combat!

The blade of the Thompson Saber is forged from 1055 high carbon steel; Lynn chose to mount it into blued steel hilt which is a modified version of the 1904 Saber guard for excellent overall protection and its wooden grip was made large enough to accommodate modern fencers gloves – a blackened rayskin cover on the grip with inlaid braided wire gives it admirable grip traction.

The sword comes with a durable leather scabbard capped with a blackened steel protective grip; included is a leather frog with a swivel-mounted belt loop.

Overall Length38 1/2''
Blade Length31 1/2''
Weight2 lb 1 oz
EdgeSharp
Width34.4 mm
Thickness7.3 mm - 3.3 mm
PommelNut
P.O.B.7 5/8''
Grip Length4 1/2''
Blade [1055 High Carbon Steel]
TypeSaber
ClassBattle Ready
ManufacturerCold Steel
Country of OriginIndia

2 reviews for Cold Steel – Thompson Saber

  1. Geraltofhehehe

    A very well built sword, with minor flaws The sword is extremely well built and has a very nice temper to it. Definitely has the heft and feel of a cavalry saber to it. Regardless, the distal taper makes it a joy to move around. The bluing on the blade seems pretty well done but has come off in little areas. Once a good deal of it rubs off I’ll probably just remove it all together to get the gorgeous steel underneath showing. The grip is VERY rough but it will soften up a bit with age. Aesthetically, it’s a very nice looking blade and the guard is thick and sturdy.

    The scabbard is tough and flexible and does its job. I didn’t buy the sword on kultofathena and mine came fairly lackluster in terms of sharpness, don’t know what KoA’s will be like. Overall it’s definitely a great sword but it’s the last sword I’ll buy from Cold Steel, despite the great quality of some of their products due primarily to my disagreements with Lynn Thompson’s penchant for sport hunting. But if you’ve got no problem with that, this is not a blade that’ll let you down.

  2. Peachew

    Thompson Saber I love this sword its very nice for the price and it stabs and cuts very well. I’ve done some hard cuts with the sword on juice and Gatorade bottles and its handle them well. The steel is a little soft and I have some chips in mine from hitting the fence in my backyard but the construction is solid and I’ve stuck it deeply into logs without issues. The sword is light in the hand and has a distal taper. The DLC bluing tough as all and has only come off from sharping. The only real con for me is there is no left handed guard version for lefties. I highly recommend it.

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