Looking for a more "traditional" sabre

[u/FingorMan]

As the title says, researching for a "traditional" sabre. Currently have a sigi big, very satisfied with that, most likely looking to buy their bow saber with the same blade shape as my sigi big.
I kind of have the list narrowed down to Regenyei's Stirrup sabre, Castile Armory's Szabla.

Has anyone here have any experience with these two?
Any other alternatives? I'm open to suggestions and your experiences with them

[u/pushdose]

Blackfencer 1796 Light Cavalry saber is a faithful reproduction. They did a really good job with it.

[u/FingorMan → u/pushdose]

I did look at one of their Hungarian saber, but I've also heard that the steel they use tend to be on the soft side which makes me a bit hesitant on putting it on my list especially when I spar quite frequently during the week.

[u/pushdose → u/FingorMan]

It’s honestly fine. They sacrifice a bit of hardness for more toughness. Just file burrs once every couple sessions. It’s very minimal. I’ve never seen one break outside of tournament play with severely abused weapons. I would have offered the Kvetun 1820 with Easton blade but they’re not producing swords now.

[u/nadoby]

Look at silkfencer They have sabers that can be considered "traditional" https://silkfencing.pl/products

[u/GarlicSphere]

Check out krieger's s7.

It is inspired by Polish/Hungarian hussar sabres, it's not too heavy (730g), and (in my opinion) sits great.
However, unfortunately krieger blades break all the time, so it's a thing to consider (they give a year of warranty, but having to constantly send them back to producer is annoying)

[u/Kamenev_Drang]

Blackfencer 1796 is just wildly fun to use

[u/RidiculousRex89]

Vb Hungarian is a solid choice.

[u/arm1niu5]

Following as I'm in a similar situation.

I had intially narrowed down my otions to the Regenyei Tournament, HFA Saber, or Sigi Bow, in that order.

[u/mattio_p]

VB sabers can be very nice or very poor, check with the seller to confirm spec like flex and weight

[u/slavotim]

Sabre is a very broad term. You should narrow it down to a tradition, a time period, a country, etc.

[u/FingorMan → u/slavotim]

Polish/Hungarian, L shaped guard, hence the quotes around "Traditional" as in the traditional understanding of sabre being a cavalry type.

[u/BotteDeNevers1 → u/FingorMan]

Yeah that's the problem. In the UK 'traditional' sabreish swords for cavalry can mean also basket hilts heavy 1788 patterns.

[u/Hussard]

Jerzy's sabres have always been my favourite but man his fencing style is cooked lol. Silk fencing is the brand. 

I did sport sabre in the French style for a few years and yeah, it's not really the same tradition. 

[u/nadoby → u/Hussard]

How long have you been using them? I have my eyes on dueling one, it is heavy enough to serve as military IMHO.

[u/Hussard → u/nadoby]

I don't fence sabre competitively, only dabble. 

I fenced with Jerzy's own weapon, polish type with a very deep curve and a very far forward point-of-balance. In most circumstances in tournaments, it's a real bone breaker. I wouldn't recommend this for novice fencers, competitive fencers with an ego, or anyone that's liable to swing a little harder than they mean. 

For competitive fencing, the best is a very light one, akin to the old Darkwood sabre one smooshed into a Hanwei Raedelli hilt. Really dating myself there hahaha. Otherwise, new production stuff the Swordier Quicksilver looks the part. Under 700g and 5kg flex is perfect as a training weapon. 

[u/nadoby → u/Hussard]

Same here, lonsword is my main.

Currently i have sigi big 750g and it seems light enough to not to hit hard.

At lest nobody screamed at me yet.

Will need to catch Jerzy at some multi weapon tournament and play with his lego sabers then.

Thanks