Swords are cherished both for their design and beauty and their historical context.  We epitomize them in our stories, films, and even to some degree music.  They speak of a different time when men could singularly be heroes through their own brawn and skill on the battlefields, castles, and country-sides.  Things seemed simpler then.  Death perhaps didn’t seem so random, where as in today’s modern combat even the best trained soldiers can fall despite their skill and valor.  Swords have representation in virtually every major culture in the world, from Japan and their excellent and dangerously sharp katana, to Scotland and their mighty claymores.  There is a great demand to possess such weapons and fantasy swords of our popular imagination.  A great example of one such blade is the Cold Steel 1796 Light Cavalry Saber Sword.  Used by the British Army and other forces throughout the Napoleonic Wars, this weapon was highly prized because of its effectiveness in battle.  A dragoon could expect to kill in one good stroke as he passed by his target, and could easily slice or stab as he saw fit.  It was curved to allow maximum slicing damage to the target with little return resistance that might cause the wielder to drop it unintentionally.  At 33 inches of carbon stainless-steel this beautiful weapon comes complete with a period-style leather and wooden scabbard.  One of the last real swords used by western militaries until the advent of the Great War before the final end of the horse-bound cavalry, this cavalry saber is a must for anyone who appreciates, collects and displays these beautiful weapons.