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Model 1831 French Artillery Sword – Universal Swords

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    This French Model 1831 Artillery Sword has an EN9 high carbon steel blade; it has been tempered. The entirety of the hilt is of brass. The scabbard is black leather with a brass throat and brass chape.

    The base of the blade replicates the markings on an original; on one side it is stamped with its origin, maker and year – Talabot FS 1832, Paris. The reverse bears other period inspection and issue stampings.

    The French 1831 artillery sword is strongly based on the original 1816 design – the most significant difference being a restyling of the hilt, most noticeably the replacement of a fish-scale patterned grip for this round-ring style.

    To an uninformed eye, this sword could be mistaken for a Roman Gladius; this is no mistake, as they design of the blade was specifically designed to evoke the aura of Rome and its Legions. In 1816 Neo-Classical designs in art and architecture were all the rage.

    Artillerymen typically used them to clear brush and debris for their gun emplacements, and could use them in close quarters if pressed. The sword was often called the cabbage cutter by these soldiers, no doubt a use for which the sword was gainfully employed to great effect.

    Overall Length24 3/4''
    Blade Length19 1/8''
    Weight2 lb 8.7 oz
    EdgeUnsharpened
    Width43 mm
    Thickness6.4 mm - 5.2 mm
    PommelPeened and Riveted
    P.O.B.3 1/4''
    Grip Length3 1/2''
    Blade [EN9 High Carbon Steel]
    ClassBattle Ready
    CultureFrench
    ManufacturerUniversal Swords
    Country of OriginIndia

    1 review for Model 1831 French Artillery Sword – Universal Swords

    1. Keith Dalla Valle (verified owner)

      This is without exception the closest to an original military piece you can possibly get. Right down to the ricasso and hilt stamping. All of the inherent strengths, like the robustness and solidity of its construction, and all of the inherent weaknesses, like the lead-weight balance and awkward meat-cleaver feel of the original coupe choux are demonstrated perfectly in this marvelous reproduction. Well known to be modelled after the Roman Gladius Hispaniensis, the Roman ancestor to this weapon is by far the better designed and deadlier of the two. That being said, it was a widely duplicated weapon over a good stretch of time, and many other nations including the U.S.A manufactured and issued one version or another of this practical and sturdy little sword. A must for military buffs and collectors of the post Napoleonic time period, that last hurrah of the combat sword. The steel of this blade will take a wonderful, cabbage-chopping edge. I am very satisfied with my purchase.

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