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Joshua Hintzen
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Saber v. Sabre

Postby Joshua Hintzen » Thu Oct 01, 2009 6:40 pm

I have been wondering for a while now and only just now thought to ask!

What is the difference between a saber and a sabre, if any aside from spelling?

I was browsing around the web for an answer, some saying there is no difference, others saying a sabre is a curved backsword with knuckle guard, or that a saber can be curved or straight, and I don't know what to think now. And we all know how reliable the internet is. :roll:
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Postby Corey Roberts » Thu Oct 01, 2009 7:03 pm

Saber=American spelling

Sabre= UK Spelling

both are the same thing.
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Postby Jonathan Newhall » Thu Oct 01, 2009 7:57 pm

The confusion probably stems from you reading articles about different kinds of sabers. There are both straight and curved sabers and the sword existed in one form or another all the way to the present day (the emblematic US marine NCO sword is an infantry saber, though obviously not made to be used).

You probably attempted to associate saber with a straight saber and sabre with a curved saber, or the other way around, or some such thing. They are both the same, just sabre is the commonwealth english spelling of the word and saber the americanized english version.
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Postby Joshua Hintzen » Thu Oct 01, 2009 9:50 pm

I figured there was no real difference, but there was no clear answer. Thanks for clearing that up for me. I like the sabre spelling better myself.
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