1908 Indian Cavalry Saber

What makes an ideal a cavalry saber? To impale your enemies in the charge, you need a narrow stiff blade with a sharp point. In the mle, on an immobile horse, you need a wide, curved, semi flexible blade for cutting and slashing. The British set up a committee to study this quandary and, in 1908, settled on a saber whose long suit was the thrust. It had a narrow, 35" long blade, a thick cross section and a sharp point. It had an excellent bowl shaped hand guard and a grip that automatically brought the point "in line" for the perfect thrust. It was easy to carry too, as its scabbard had two rings for suspending it from one's belt or attaching it to a saddle. Eventually adopted by the Indian Army, it's still issued today as the 1908 Indian Army Cavalry Saber.

The president of Cold Steel has become quite fond of this saber after fencing extensively with it and they are now proud to offer their interpretation of this fantastic weapon. It replicates the original lines with only a slightly lighter gauge steel for the bowl guard (for improved balance), and a more durable plastic grip. In their tests this saber has proven ideal for ground combat as well as in the saddle, and, when well sharpened, can deliver a frightfully effective cut as well.

1908 Indian Cavalry Saber

Blade steel	1055 Carbon
Rc hardness	60-64
Blade length	35"
Length overall	42"
Blade thickness	8.5mm
Weight	40.7 oz
Made in	India

More about 1055 Carbon steel:
1055 steel is right on the border between a medium and a high carbon steel, with a carbon content between 0.50%-0.60% and with manganese between 0.60%-0.90% as the only other component. The carbon content and lean alloy make this a shallow hardening steel with a quenched hardness between Rc 60-64 depending on exact carbon content. These combination of factors make this one of the toughest steels available because, when quenched, it produces a near saturated lathe martensite with no excess carbides, avoiding the brittleness of higher carbon materials. This steel is particularly suited to applications where strength and impact resistance is valued above all other considerations and will produce blades of almost legendary toughness.