Talk:Model 1913 Cavalry Saber

Inspired by French Napoleonic sabers?
Patton may have been inspired by French sabers, but the US 1913 saber bears a striking resemblance to the British 1912 pattern. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.212.80.149 (talk) 22:52, 17 December 2013 (UTC)

KJ Parker as source
Why on earth is KJ Parker --- a pseudonymous author of fantasy fiction, not a historian or recognized expert --- cited? His (?) claims in the cited article are demonstrably incorrect with regard to such easily checked matters as the Mauserwerke suit against the US government over patent infrignements, and the Polish use of sabers against German tanks in 1939, so why are his claims about swords given any weight?


 * I assume his essay is referenced because of the paucity of other sources in this article. And he's not the first, nor the hundredth, to refer to the romantic myth of the Polish Charge at Krojanty using sabers and lances against German tanks. Geoffrey.landis (talk) 19:07, 20 April 2015 (UTC)

cut some text
I deleted the following two sentences from the "Use" section:

Amberger's view here, however, appears to not take into consideration that change in method of employment of the Patton saber that required a 180 degree counter-clockwise rotation of the arm and saber during a mounted charge. This change allows the arm to safely "unwind" as the horseman passes the struck target.

Unless we can find a citation, this seems to be OR. Geoffrey.landis (talk) 23:47, 29 November 2021 (UTC)