1860 Light Cavalry Saber
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- čas přidán 16. 08. 2011
- A Model 1860 Cavalry Light Saber / Sabre from the Civil War. This baby is an interesting piece of history.
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I wanna be just like Hickok 45 when i grow up
Same
something we all could aspire to lol. Awesome video and an absolutely epic sabre, the real deal for sure.
The problem is, if we grow up, we can't be like Hickok.
Same!
Mount it on a Glock!
Ayyyyyyyyyyy
Perfect for concealed carry
@escapefate702, I'm from Northern Ky, so I've grown up in the "middle," more or less. I find both sides and both arguments interesting. Slavery makes it tough to sympathize with the South, of course, but the reasons for the war were far more complex than that. If it was merely to preserve slavery, it would be a no-brainer.
Yankee and Confederate Saber Sword
When the ammo shortage is felt by all, the arrow & sword will be back!
scary thought
The longbow was a formidable weapon
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Well a Arrow that didn't break can be recovered and reused directly... Pulling a not-deformed bullet from somebodys body and reloading it takes more time... I'd call that Battlefield-Recycling^^
But i also gotta say that I'm not to sure about 20-arrow theory... A trained archer had no problem shooting 3 arrows per minute, therefore he would have run out of ammo after just 6 or 7 minutes, and what then? Rely on picking up the ammo of a fallen comrade? Hope somebody comes around with some more arrows? Or do you count on the enemy calvary to have riden do down before you run out of arrows?
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"Arrow shafts would easily break when used from a bow over 50-60 lbs in draw weight. " - As soon as you hit stone or massive armorplating, yes. But if you hit dirt or even better your enemy or his horse the chance for the shaft not to break is quite good. (Correct combination of shaft and arrowhead combined with 80-90 lbs draw weight and you'll be punching through car doors)
"Not to mention most arrow heads weren't fixed on to the arrow shafts with anything more than spit. " - Those for Hunting Purpose were glued in split ends with some ine resin and fixed with some natural fibres... Agreed.
Those wartime arrowheads were probably not much better.
"You weren't mean to or really mean to pick up your arrows unless you were out hunting. " - I never said you were meant to run all over the field to retrieve your arrow in the midst of battle (that'd be just another form of suicide) But it's probable that the enemy is also shooting back at you and therefore unwillingly resupplying those, yet unharmed archers. and after one "battle" if the fighting last longer than one day (like in a siege) you may be able to retrieve some of your own arrows if that even matters at all.
To the "Archers are useless in battle."-Statement... I would never have put it this way but mostly for those reasons you already mentioned yourself where they have prooven to be extremly useful. And i'd also add two points more Archers are like simple peasants extremly cheap to equip (training is something else). And they have quite a psychological effect, when used appropriatly (hard cover or combination with infantry is the only way to go).
Otherwise: Archers alone and on Foot are not really effective. Put those archers on some horses and suddenly all of Europe starts shitting their pants, whilst the mongols go for vienna again^^.
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For a moment I thought hickok had stolen Darth Vader's lightsaber... oh well.
Same thing I use on everything, Ballistol.
Ballistol good for leather, too...
Dont polish the brass, glad you mentioned this, preserve, and stop active corrosion GREAT VIDEO
Hickok 45 , America's best Teacher !
Hickok is doing swords now. Watch out Skallagrim.
This was almost 6 years ago....
Bout to get ended rightly
Bill Melater more Matt Easton’s territory really.
I love the history of the civil war era and absolutely loved this video and saber! What a great piece of American history! 🇺🇸
the 1860 Heavy Saber was actually more curved than the Light Saber. Also yes, it was heavier and longer.
The 1860 is the light cav sabre...the 1840 was the heavy!
Mansfield & Lamb delivered most of their sabers to the federal government in 1864- 14,050 of them. Total production was 37,508.
I've watched your videos for awhile now but this is the first time I've left a comment. Of all the amazing videos you've posted and the countless different firearms you've demonstrated, this is my favorite one of all. What a beatiful weapon. I appreciate that you took the time to give us the story behind it. I come hang out with you everyday here on youtube, I love your videos. Thanks again for sharing this video with us.
Your video's on historical weopons are really interesting hickok, thanks for posting for them :)
You did not stab 2 liters? What is this?
Great video! Always fun to see a historical piece in action.
I had kind of a frustrating day at work today and when Gunner came out it put a smile on my face.
So yeah life is good for me too.
More military sword videos! Swords now legal for carry in Texas!
"Let's go to the hilt! All the way to the hilt! Again! All the way to the hilt! Yeeeaaaah!"
That's what she said. ; )
Beautiful piece of history you have there, congratulations on the purchase.
Great video, so glad that you cover items like this other than just guns. I also like that you cover the history as well. I'm addicted to your vids, keep them coming!! :)
Love the Civil War history! Thanks Hickok!
Where's the jedi
Great video, I love the civil war stuff you do, we have tons of history here in Northern Virginia so it's nice to see you display some. Thanks
That was great, I love history and the weapons of war. Thank you
love the hickok history bits,very interesting
Coincidence that he's playing with a sword and has a band-aid on his hand? Lol
@Nicholas1350 , Ah, that's the beauty of Ballistol. It's not a typical oil that just lies there on top of the metal or water. It actually "emulsifies," as they say, with water. I don't rely on that, but it's just different stuff. I don't think I could ever go back to regular oil.
Gunner's getting bigger.
Very interesting sabre Hickok and thanks for sharing.
The civil war is fascinating to me as well. My friends parents use to do reenactments and I went to one and it was so cool.
This is really cool hickok, I'm in the US Army as a Cavalryman and its great to see an old real Saber. Its a tradition along with Stetsons and Spurs for us to wear them as ceremonial pieces of tradition and "esprit de corps" I watch a lot of your videos and i stubbled upon this excellent piece of work. Thanks for everything you do.
FIRST IN, LAST OUT! SCOUTS OUT!
Great video. I always like it when you changes things up a bit!
Beautiful Patina on this blade!
Nice find. There's no comparison between the original blades and the available repros on the market. The originals handle so much better.
Beautiful piece of history, thank you for sharing this.
I'm not a huge knife fan but you can't help to appreciate the history of swords and how some of them look. And to own something this old and perhaps been used just adds to the "I gotta have it". My grandmother also has a sword above her fireplace and I really hope that will one day come to me. Thanks for sharing Hickok
Once more this man proves himself a master of all weapons anywhere.
Hahaha! Gotta love the "YARRGH!" at the start of the video :D You can tell Hickok is having genuine fun with it.
Shout out to Hickok, Impressive find Sir.
Great piece of history. Thanks for sharing. Great video as always
Ha saw you on tv and just laughed and had a huge smile on the whole time! Your the best!
I have one of those; been in the family since the war. Thanks for the video.
I think hickok must be an excellent teacher!!! It comes through in the rhythm of his speech and the enthusiasm he imbues in others for his subject.
I have also heard the curved blades of hangers and even japanese swords was to help them cut, specifically again from horseback. May be nonsense, may be true - but that is what I have heard and read from fairly authoritative sources. As for the groove or 'fuller' in the blade letting the blood run out... That IS nonsense.
Thank you for sharing your wonderful historical piece. It's also nice to see you handling it and demonstrating it a bit. Some many folks lock 'em up in some safe and don't even display them, let alone take it out and whip up a fruit salad. Nice to see ol' Gunner too!
As a new subscriber and a non-native speaker of the English language, I'd just like to say that your accent is a delight to listen to!
cool Saber, and great to see Gunner, he is growing nicely
Awesome video, love stuff like this! Gunner cracks me up. Just like my golden/lab mix, Sandy. Always thinking about the next meal!
wonder how many hands that saber has seen.
I love old items
Give my the 1840 "Wrist Breaker"
A light saber is nice but the heavy saber was a superior weapon. They were issued relatively blunt but with a slight edge so the blade wouldn't get stuck in a body. Plus the way cavalry were used at the time a heavier saber would be fine as they would not be attacking with it much. They would be harassing retreating soldiers or taking out artillery, not charging into a formation of bayonets.
Cool saber sir. Good to see little Gunner.
I was never taught in school that light sabers were used in the civil war. Thought that only jedi's used them. Great video.
Very fascinating...if only that sword could tell its story....great post Hickok!
Cool demonstration on the Light Saber.
Amazing relic! Thanks for sharing.
that thing looks sharp as hell o.o
nice video as always :)
I like Star Wars too, but REAL history is so much better than REEL history. Once again a great vid by hickok45. Thanks for teaching me something!
Considering his modest temperament and intellectual aura, who wouldn't think he was a Jedi Master in disguise?
I just had a starwars flash back. Lol. Thanks hickok45! And nice videos :D
Thanks for sharing this with us, Hickok. I've never been terribly interested in relics from this era, but now I'm intrigued. Think I'll do a little research!
Goog "sabrage"
So cool! Thank you for the video :)
Very cool...thanks for sharing!
knowing how badass hickok is I was half expecting this to be a star wars lightsaber..
That saber belongs in a museum!
Great video again and interesting throwing a sabre in there instead of a firearm. I caught the part about you being 6'8", I thought a lot of handguns looked small in your hands. Keep up the great work, keeps me entertained when the Army doesn't have me doing anything.
I love your videos Hickok. Though I do not own any sabres myself, but am in the process of acquiring replicas, I think you would enjoy learning more about them. There are curved and straight sabres, light and heavy. A lot of heavy sabres were straight, meant more for thrusting. Heavy sabres tended to be for horse back and light tended be used on foot. Light cavalry sabres tended to be shorter. Whether it had a curve or not depended on use, whether it is cut oriented or thrust oriented.
Hickok meets Highlander!!!! Knew you had to be immortal to learn to shoot that damn good!
That is a Mansfield and Lamb saber. The C. E. W. is Charles E. Wilson. He was the inspector.
I love to see someone working out with an old blade. Swords aren't happy unless they're flourished occasionally, and maybe cut- well, at least the odd melon...
LOL! I got a kick out of Gunner popping in and stealing some watermelon. Funny too, I've never seen a dog like it.
Very cool saber, I'm not up enough on my Civil War history to fully appreciate it I'm sure, but the video was informative and entertaining and that's enough for me!
Have a nice day Hickok45!
Good looking sabre. The navy cutlass from the Civil War era is also a fun one and much smaller/shorter, more practical sized.
Even without shooting in the video, somehow he still gets the sound of empty brass hitting the ground. ha ha
the force is strong with Hickok..
A good history lesson with a real piece of history.
Great looking sword. Thanks for sharing!
adorable dog, awesome saber
The force is strong with this one!
The heavy cavalry saber was a little longer, but usually identical to the light cavalry sabre in other regards...really, the difference is the function of the cavalry itself, with differences between heavy and light. heavy was usually armored (depending on the era) and had bigger, more powerful horses. Light cavalry was used a lot for scouting, among other things.
Oh and hickok I own a sabre that was my great great great gradad's during the civil war. My example was actually made in France. Through my research, it was actually common for Confederate soldiers to have swords made in France and then stamped CSA. Its been passed down generation to generation and now hangs on my mantle along with a real Japanese katana from WW2 from my grandad.
A sword on a gun channel???
brilliant
The grip looks like a modern replacement.
I tried to look closely at the peened end on the brass pommel - as the handle does appear to be a restoration...(?)
I knew that Hickok is so badass that he'd probably maybe really carry a light saber :) Gotta say i prefer the 1860 Light saber ;) Nice video , as always ! Love 'em
Very very cool item, thanks for sharing.
I think the blade curvature was also meant to making slicing-type cuts, or "draw cuts", easier to perform. As in, when you swing it at something the blade hits the target at one small point on the blade and drags the edge along it to create a slicing motion. You can do that with straight swords too but I believe it's easier for a less skilled person to do with a curved blade. I love Civil War-era stuff, thanks for making this video.
Thats realllly sharp!
When I saw the title of this video at first I thought it was a star wars lightsaber, with Hickok45 anything is possible.
@TheDishD, It's actually spelled both way, British is Sabre and American is typically Saber. I really like the British spelling better and might change it. Not sure yet.
Hickok is a southern Jedi gentleman!
the force is strong with hickok
Wow it is on good shape! Nice!
Sabers and puppies? Awesome!
Hey great video!
Thanks!
It was also curved so, when swinging/slicing, the blade would not bluntly meet flesh and bone, but would cut and slide off. Similarly with the japanese katana and other cavalry swords.
As a Cav trooper, I must say that is one sexy weapon.
Most excellent video!
its cuts brilliantly
very nice presentation!
Your dog is awesome.
Oh wow! Gunner has grown!
Took out that water melon like a true Jedi!!!