Anyone remember that one twitter-meme that went something like: "If you were captured by terrorists yet could tweet something that would inform your followers that you were in mortal danger but would fly over the terrorists heads, what would it be?" Yeah I think this is the youtube version that.
Am I the only 1 out there with streamers glued to the back or my sword? After seeing your dual wield greatsword comment I feel that now my opponents won't be intimidated by my semi cheerleader pom-pom style pommel.
It's the Sherman 75mm cannon. It won't kill a Panther, but will do the job in most circumstances, and doesn't cost the earth. War is about compromise, and cost.
@@louisvictor3473 "Look out! It's a panther!" "For the last time, George, this is 1941. They haven't been... oh, I see what you mean." "Achtung! Panther!" "For the last time, Heinrich, this is 1941. Panthers haven't been... oh, I see what you mean." "Well, ho there pard'ner! Is that a panther I see?" "Skip, it's a darn mountain lion. Just because they're in the same genus doesn't make them the... Oh, I see what you mean..."
Hmmm.... perhaps it was also originally intended to be an easy weapon for someone trained in smallsword fencing to pick up. As smallsword duelling declined in popularity, perhaps so did the popularity of the spadroon. Just a theory.
Except the spadroon and smallsword developed in parallel. This concept of the spadroon being developed for those who were experienced in smallsword is a theory by collectors, based on the fact the first spadroon pattern was created in 1786, and not realizing the spadroon had existed for a hundred years or more by this point. Many infantry sabres that followed the spadroon were not so different in weight and handling, they were just curved (lightly). Even many of those eventually went straight in time.
Academy of Historical Fencing Perhaps more of a co-evolution then, rather than the one being directly inspired by the other. Clearly there was some cross-pollination of ideas about what makes a good sword.
@@AcademyofHistoricalFencing That doesn't really invalidate that point, as smallsword fencing was largely a refinement of rapier systems it isn't that it was developed overnight, so you would still be much more likely to have officers at hand that already had a solid foundation of thrusting sword principles than the sabre. As dueling declined in popularity you would get people with no training most of the time so it wasn't a factor anymore.
@@heretyk_1337 I think it's about time that swords should be allowed to self-identify as they choose and any classifications should be "Oakshott-Fluid".
[Don Lafontaine voiceover] In a world infected by spadroonitis.....he was our only hope.......he took up the sword.......Matt Easton is......THE SPADROONEER![/Don Lafontaine voiceover]
Great video! I appreciate the context. As a long time fencer, it's interesting to think about how a sword would square up against various other weapons. Would be interested in more videos on that topic!
This seems a lot like a case where in general it's an okay design, but a lot of the bad reputation comes down to a particular implementation with a way too flexible blade.
I liked the french epee/spadroon featured in one of your videos from a few years ago. The one with the offset fullers. It seemed to be a nice solid weapon, suitable for counterpoint fencing a le Valville.
My 'militarized' smallsword has mammoth ivory grips too and I love it. It looks and feels wonderful. I also made mammoth ivory grips for my favorite Cervenka dagger and a superlative Korth revolver. Ivory rocks especially when an elephant was not harmed for it.
A spadroon is the 18th century equivalent of a pocket pistol, it's not ideal if you actually need to use it though you likely won't need to, but it's light/handy enough to be comfortable enough to wear daily. Still much better than nothing though.
That's not the way expert swordsmen and masters of the 18thc considered them, some of which had to defend their lives. They thought the smallsword was best for the purpose you deacribe, and the spadroon to be far more universal.
I don't think it's a coincidence that they fall out of service as pistols get better after 1815, especially with the rise of the revolver. Spadroons were PDWs and by say the US Civil War revolvers are better for that so swords become more ornate and get other uses like being a pointer or thing to hold over your head to make a rally point. Pole weapons had done the same in the 18th century with halberds and spontoons going from serious weapons in 1700 to examples of American Revolutionary halberds where the axes is totally dull and designed to spell out US with the "blade" because at this point it's not really used as a weapon.
Given the context of the spadroons (I didn't know, they haven't interested me enough to look up), I think I can almost transport all my comments from the katana video to them. Whilst nowhere as much a status/cultural symbol as in Japan, I'd say military swords were still a relevant cultural symbol then (I mean, we kept it to this day, granted in a purely ceremonial role), which I think the bladed nature and overall aesthetics of it can satisfy the self-image/morale and social roles of it (which are often overlooked, but those people were human too, you should never understimate society and psychology). More importantly on this side of the story, it was still a functional and desirable sidearm. However, with the improvements of gun technology, the introduction of the bayonet on said improved guns, people no longer wearing plate armor, changes in battle strategies enabled by these developments, all of that together made the martial needs of the sidearm different. In a way, the sword was now a side-sidearm - the default sidearm was the bayonet, that is what your sword is complementing, not the gun your bayonet is attached to. There was no real need for something as long as the preceding rapier since for your reach/stabbing needs the bayonet was there for you, which makes it clear why the rapier was replaced. A shorter sword that can still cut and thrust, rather than just thrust like a short sword, makes a lot of sense here as a complement to your bayonet and gun, specially on foot.
May I recommend Mr. Easton, checking out the earlier 1740 Prussian Infantry Officers Pattern. It's what the British 1796 was based on. The Prussian version has a really sturdy and thick guard. The blade is hexagonal. It's narrow but has a good weight that gives a sufficient cut. Also quite stiff for the thrust. I think it's the ultimate 18th century spadroon.
I forget which video it was, he was bashing the spadroon and Lucy commented that she liked the spadroon. Maybe she brought him around to her way of thinking. It seems like a good idea, a compromise straight blade that as was pointed out would be familiar to someone using a smallsword but had more "umph" to it.
i got my 1796 spadroon with a random small sword (not a clue where its from or when etc) in a random auction for £25. I was most pleased though the flappy side guard does not give me much confidence in it
to judge the worth of a weapon is to balance yin and yang. Both quality of the materials and the design of the weapon can produce a quality piece but to rate it against other weapons the warrior who wields the weapon completes its ratings. A weapon is an extension of ones self. A weapon is also a tool and the warrior its craftsman. How you wield your sword and for what purpose are what creates the stories of legends.
I find it fascinating how especially noticable in Europe weapons have almost constantly evolved. Some influences from outside Europe can be seen on occations, but mostly it was all within the continent. And to a much higher degree than in Asia or Africa, at least form what i see.
I see a comment about spadroons from Matt, I watch. Neal Stephenson's Baroque cycle of novels were not kind about the spadroon , but the guy was fighting a well-trained rapier user. He lost, and was dumped in the river.
As far as the spadroon goes even though spadroons might seem like a bad sword but the important thing to remember was that they were a product of there times and if it werent certian types of changes to the approach to sword fighting that occured during the time the spadroon wouldn't have existed.
While watching this I had the interesting day dream that, while the victorian period is often the focus of anachronistic fiction such as steam punk, during the period the advent of firearms had made armour useless, thus causing a resurgence of bladed hand weapons such as swords. In my daydream I saw the thematic link between this anachronistic type of combat found in the victorian period, and the anachronistic fictions such as steam punk which are largely based on a victorian theme. To put it simply. The victorian period was somewhat inherently anachronistic. Perhaps this is why fictions such as steam punk work thematically.
*'I am not going to say I was wrong but I would like to qualify a lot of the bad things I said about Spadroons were based upon SOME bad spadroons!'* Now that's what I call a quality dodge by our favorite fencing MASTER, Matt Easton!
for me it seems that when your life relies on something, there's probably a good reason that thing is the way it is. if in retrospect that thing seems dumb, we're probably missing something.
Matt, I have a sword very similar especially in hilt to that 1780s spadroon. But it has a curved sabre blade rather than a straight one. Are you interested?
I will forgive anything since you made your beautiful rant dismissing those who think and say that France had been inept at war. It was the first time you used as many coarse words in such a short time. :-)
Like all things sword related it all depends on context - it's what the user would be expecting to be facing and in what circumstances that would tend to drive the choice of weapon(s) carried. That doesn't mean there were no badly designed weapons, but if something spent some time being fashionable then it certainly would have been perceived to have advantages at that time.
First, excellent channel. Since the topic is spadroons, a question comes up. Looking at the specifications on Kult of Athena, the British 1845 Infantry Officer sword (USS148) looks to be a spadroon. Its dimensions and weight are very close to those of the 1796 Pattern Spadroons (USS140, USS162 & USS141) and the 5-Ball Spadroons (USS106 & USS107). I realize that historical swords would have had more variation, and I'm uncertain how close these modern reproductions are to vintage items. Do vintage 1845 IO swords exhibit spadroon-like blade flex? Is the 1845 IO sword really a spadroon? Is the 1796 Pattern perhaps just an unfortunate under-design for the first try?
Hi - good question and probably worthy of a follow-up video. The replicas are unfortunately lumps compared to the originals, but the question still applies to the originals.
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Matt blink twice if you're being held against your will by big spadroon.
Was thinking exactly this.
A big spadroon called Lucy?
@McBlazington
You and I made the same kind of joke at the same time, only you did it better. Congratulations on a job well done, sir.
@@Oversamma great minds, etc.
but he likes the stiff penetration
Anyone remember that one twitter-meme that went something like: "If you were captured by terrorists yet could tweet something that would inform your followers that you were in mortal danger but would fly over the terrorists heads, what would it be?" Yeah I think this is the youtube version that.
' If I just grab a saber at random" because we all have multiple sabers to consider.
You know you have too many sabres when....
Hoarders - Sabre Edition
I could do that with spears... >__>
I like the fact that he does have multiple sabers just lying around-like a nineteenth century regimental armory or something.
So ideally you want a short long light heavy sword to avoid having a compromised blade.
On a strong-side crossdraw back scabbard harness.
Also doing all those aforementioned things while dual wielding greatswords.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I suppose that I should have mentioned the magazine loaded stack of ejector pommels in the grip as well.
Am I the only 1 out there with streamers glued to the back or my sword? After seeing your dual wield greatsword comment I feel that now my opponents won't be intimidated by my semi cheerleader pom-pom style pommel.
ah so thats why hes being nice to the abomination
hes trying to sell it
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! 😂
It's the Sherman 75mm cannon. It won't kill a Panther, but will do the job in most circumstances, and doesn't cost the earth. War is about compromise, and cost.
He gettin dat BREAD
@@neilwilson5785 It would definitely kill a panther if it did hit, but felines are known for being slippery mofos.
@@louisvictor3473
"Look out! It's a panther!"
"For the last time, George, this is 1941. They haven't been... oh, I see what you mean."
"Achtung! Panther!"
"For the last time, Heinrich, this is 1941. Panthers haven't been... oh, I see what you mean."
"Well, ho there pard'ner! Is that a panther I see?"
"Skip, it's a darn mountain lion. Just because they're in the same genus doesn't make them the... Oh, I see what you mean..."
i endorse this message.
I think we need a spadroon playlist that covers the transition of Matt’s spadroon opinions
He’s been bought out and is in the grasp of “big spadroon.” =)
There needs to be a meme like the ancient aliens guy but with Mat going "context".
they've been made already
found one: i.ytimg.com/vi/XWj8J66uZmc/maxresdefault.jpg
@@casualearth9076 not to be the I have reddit guy but that looks like it's straight out of surreal memes
love or like the spadroon, can we all agree that meme is an abomination? it looks like a vaporwave album cover.
@@casualearth9076 holy crap that meme is weird.
I'm starting to imagine Matt's garage in a scene from Twister
Hahahahahaha you are making me embarrass myself in public
Twister 2 : the british blender!
@@arx3516 "will it blend?"
Spadroon: "He likes me after all. 😳"
The sabre vs spadroon decision makes me think of the .45 ACP vs 9 mm change in the US military, that's quite interesting.
We’ve come full circle. Team spadroon lets go
Matt and the Spadroon has been one of the best love stories in modern history
Hmmm.... perhaps it was also originally intended to be an easy weapon for someone trained in smallsword fencing to pick up. As smallsword duelling declined in popularity, perhaps so did the popularity of the spadroon. Just a theory.
Yes definitely.
Except the spadroon and smallsword developed in parallel. This concept of the spadroon being developed for those who were experienced in smallsword is a theory by collectors, based on the fact the first spadroon pattern was created in 1786, and not realizing the spadroon had existed for a hundred years or more by this point. Many infantry sabres that followed the spadroon were not so different in weight and handling, they were just curved (lightly). Even many of those eventually went straight in time.
Academy of Historical Fencing Perhaps more of a co-evolution then, rather than the one being directly inspired by the other. Clearly there was some cross-pollination of ideas about what makes a good sword.
@@scholagladiatoria can you test your Theory in Sparing and show Us ?
@@AcademyofHistoricalFencing That doesn't really invalidate that point, as smallsword fencing was largely a refinement of rapier systems it isn't that it was developed overnight, so you would still be much more likely to have officers at hand that already had a solid foundation of thrusting sword principles than the sabre. As dueling declined in popularity you would get people with no training most of the time so it wasn't a factor anymore.
I don’t like the woke Easton, much preferred him when he was spadroonist.
so you say he went SJW? Spadroon Justice Warrior?
@@heretyk_1337 lol
@@heretyk_1337 I think it's about time that swords should be allowed to self-identify as they choose and any classifications should be "Oakshott-Fluid".
It's spadroonalist health and safety gone mad. Why are there so many woke women in his videos now, etc,etc.
That is what the *GAY* sword does to a Man!
Matt Easton - King of "context" and sexual innuendo.
you can only say "thrust" so many times without it sounding dirty
Spadroons are really quite handsome swords! They seem, at least to me, to be the quintessential 18th century infantryman's sword.
They're all tools of combat. I don't crap talk one over the other. Each has its place and time.
Great vid Matt.
[Don Lafontaine voiceover] In a world infected by spadroonitis.....he was our only hope.......he took up the sword.......Matt Easton is......THE SPADROONEER![/Don Lafontaine voiceover]
For the time will soon come when spadroons will shape the fortunes of all.....
The most unlikely sword imaginable... A hobb... I mean- a spadroon...
"Maybe spadroons were perfect swords in their time"
me:"well..."
By MATT EASTON
me:" WTF!?
I don't know what to believe anymore!
I can't stop chuckling. Thank you for your work.
Ah, yes the bayonet; at long last allowing rifles to out-distance swords.
Almost as if the sword is not a primary weapon, and need to be understood in context with what other people were using.
Jack of all trades, master of none. It has its place. Perfect for the vertically challenged warrior
Great video!
I appreciate the context. As a long time fencer, it's interesting to think about how a sword would square up against various other weapons.
Would be interested in more videos on that topic!
This is my favorite Met Euston video to date!
It's the end times! RUN FOR THE HILLS!!!!!
run for the hills by iron maiden ensues
@@josephdedrick9337 *"Run for your lives.."*
Yay, my spadroon fandom is vindicated. I'll take my hipster street cred, now.
Said cred can be enjoyed at the corner of pine st & communipaw avenue at your lesiure there might be sandwiches provided you buy em
Thanks for the late night video Matt!
Hope you’ve had some laughs along the way as well :)
8:38 the long lost Matt context
Hi Matt, I agree with all your points and I'm starting to appreciate also the service epee with a rapier like hilt, for the same reasons.
I, for one, welcome our new compromise-bladed overlords.
This seems a lot like a case where in general it's an okay design, but a lot of the bad reputation comes down to a particular implementation with a way too flexible blade.
Like that british bullpup rifle in the '80s?
I liked the french epee/spadroon featured in one of your videos from a few years ago. The one with the offset fullers. It seemed to be a nice solid weapon, suitable for counterpoint fencing a le Valville.
MATT LOVES SPADROONS NOW! THEY ARE NOW HIS FAVOURITE SWORD!
Wait, I just realized: maybe when Matt says something that sounds like innuendo, he's just testing our dedication to ｃｏｎｔｅｘｔ.
the best "in context" video. Thank You.
My 'militarized' smallsword has mammoth ivory grips too and I love it. It looks and feels wonderful. I also made mammoth ivory grips for my favorite Cervenka dagger and a superlative Korth revolver. Ivory rocks especially when an elephant was not harmed for it.
I once thought the Spadroon would be obsolete. But then I saw the light and found the True faith... 🙏🏼
Historically the spadroon was the favored weapon of the poltroon
Theres the balance on the subject. Nice.
Mett Euston has taken control of the channel!
Don’t apologize for having an opinion Matt! If you think a sword sucks stick to your guns!
I thought that it had been a while since Mett Euston last uploaded anything.
I had mine enhanced at the blacksmith way above a saber, and a enchanted to steal the soul at the slightest cut!!!!
very effective counter to cutlass
Who is this bald guy and why I'm not seeing Matt in this video?
Yeah I know, this bald guy keeps showing up.
Always acting like they own the channel.
Its Mett Euston, Matt's long lost spadroonist twin
@@penguasakucing8136 the one that locked up in basement?
A spadroon is the 18th century equivalent of a pocket pistol, it's not ideal if you actually need to use it though you likely won't need to, but it's light/handy enough to be comfortable enough to wear daily. Still much better than nothing though.
That's not the way expert swordsmen and masters of the 18thc considered them, some of which had to defend their lives. They thought the smallsword was best for the purpose you deacribe, and the spadroon to be far more universal.
Like all swords, it was a side weapon, for when you lost your main one and didnt want to die.
I don't think it's a coincidence that they fall out of service as pistols get better after 1815, especially with the rise of the revolver. Spadroons were PDWs and by say the US Civil War revolvers are better for that so swords become more ornate and get other uses like being a pointer or thing to hold over your head to make a rally point. Pole weapons had done the same in the 18th century with halberds and spontoons going from serious weapons in 1700 to examples of American Revolutionary halberds where the axes is totally dull and designed to spell out US with the "blade" because at this point it's not really used as a weapon.
Now I want a spadroon. Perfect for the boogaloo.
I think you may find more value out of considering all possible booby traps rather than melee weapons.
Dont forget to bring a matching dirk.
7:04 I think he just realized he likes the spadroon more than he lets on
I’m not religious, but AMEN!
wow ... the " context man " did not look at the context the first time )))
'Tis a fine blade.
Stiffer on the thrust, more nimble on the tip. Right, right...
Given the context of the spadroons (I didn't know, they haven't interested me enough to look up), I think I can almost transport all my comments from the katana video to them. Whilst nowhere as much a status/cultural symbol as in Japan, I'd say military swords were still a relevant cultural symbol then (I mean, we kept it to this day, granted in a purely ceremonial role), which I think the bladed nature and overall aesthetics of it can satisfy the self-image/morale and social roles of it (which are often overlooked, but those people were human too, you should never understimate society and psychology).
More importantly on this side of the story, it was still a functional and desirable sidearm. However, with the improvements of gun technology, the introduction of the bayonet on said improved guns, people no longer wearing plate armor, changes in battle strategies enabled by these developments, all of that together made the martial needs of the sidearm different. In a way, the sword was now a side-sidearm - the default sidearm was the bayonet, that is what your sword is complementing, not the gun your bayonet is attached to. There was no real need for something as long as the preceding rapier since for your reach/stabbing needs the bayonet was there for you, which makes it clear why the rapier was replaced. A shorter sword that can still cut and thrust, rather than just thrust like a short sword, makes a lot of sense here as a complement to your bayonet and gun, specially on foot.
Great video.
Yay! Matt has a vid!
"You want a quick sword that can both cut and thrust" and parry or block a couple times without breaking
May I recommend Mr. Easton, checking out the earlier 1740 Prussian Infantry Officers Pattern. It's what the British 1796 was based on. The Prussian version has a really sturdy and thick guard. The blade is hexagonal. It's narrow but has a good weight that gives a sufficient cut. Also quite stiff for the thrust. I think it's the ultimate 18th century spadroon.
I must buy spadroon!
I forget which video it was, he was bashing the spadroon and Lucy commented that she liked the spadroon. Maybe she brought him around to her way of thinking. It seems like a good idea, a compromise straight blade that as was pointed out would be familiar to someone using a smallsword but had more "umph" to it.
I tried drinking every time Matt said "spadroon"... When I regained consciousness they told me I almost made to the end.
Spadroons are the Nickelback of the 1810s: everyone hates on them, but everyone was a fan 10 years before.
i got my 1796 spadroon with a random small sword (not a clue where its from or when etc) in a random auction for £25. I was most pleased though the flappy side guard does not give me much confidence in it
Wow been a really long time SIR EASTON!
I love that 1780 spadroon design.
Watch with the subtitles on. It's quite entertaining hearing Matt Easton talk about "speed runes". 🤣
It's funny, even back when you were criticizing them I wanted one. It is oddly hard to find a good spadroon replica, though.
to judge the worth of a weapon is to balance yin and yang. Both quality of the materials and the design of the weapon can produce a quality piece but to rate it against other weapons the warrior who wields the weapon completes its ratings. A weapon is an extension of ones self. A weapon is also a tool and the warrior its craftsman. How you wield your sword and for what purpose are what creates the stories of legends.
He said it! Captain Context returns!!! 😜
Yaaaayyy!
I find it fascinating how especially noticable in Europe weapons have almost constantly evolved.
Some influences from outside Europe can be seen on occations, but mostly it was all within the continent.
And to a much higher degree than in Asia or Africa, at least form what i see.
Greatest redemption arc in anime history
First back scabbards and now spadroons. Rowing back a fair bit there. If only you had mentioned that context was important.
It looked like it sincerely pained him to say it.. but I guess fair is fair. :D
I think that the long awaited duel with Nick Thomas is inevitable at this point...
You won't get away with this Mett Euston , and captain context will reclaim his channel along with his shield-maiden Lucy and ferocious beast Oskar.
Wrath/Colonel Bradley used a nice spadroon in FMA and he was a total badass maybe it was the sword lol
Coming in here two years after the fact to laugh at Matt saying “Very stiff penetration, which we all like.”
I see a comment about spadroons from Matt, I watch. Neal Stephenson's Baroque cycle of novels were not kind about the spadroon , but the guy was fighting a well-trained rapier user. He lost, and was dumped in the river.
We should have a drinking game where we take a swig each time he mentions context.
Matt are you telling us YOU DID NOT CONSIDER THE CONTEXT!?!?!?!?!
As far as the spadroon goes even though spadroons might seem like a bad sword but the important thing to remember was that they were a product of there times and if it werent certian types of changes to the approach to sword fighting that occured during the time the spadroon wouldn't have existed.
While watching this I had the interesting day dream that, while the victorian period is often the focus of anachronistic fiction such as steam punk, during the period the advent of firearms had made armour useless, thus causing a resurgence of bladed hand weapons such as swords. In my daydream I saw the thematic link between this anachronistic type of combat found in the victorian period, and the anachronistic fictions such as steam punk which are largely based on a victorian theme. To put it simply. The victorian period was somewhat inherently anachronistic. Perhaps this is why fictions such as steam punk work thematically.
“...Which we all like...”
*'I am not going to say I was wrong but I would like to qualify a lot of the bad things I said about Spadroons were based upon SOME bad spadroons!'* Now that's what I call a quality dodge by our favorite fencing MASTER, Matt Easton!
I never thought I'd hear the word "spadroon" used 6 times in a sentence.
for me it seems that when your life relies on something, there's probably a good reason that thing is the way it is. if in retrospect that thing seems dumb, we're probably missing something.
Matt, I have a sword very similar especially in hilt to that 1780s spadroon. But it has a curved sabre blade rather than a straight one. Are you interested?
I will forgive anything since you made your beautiful rant dismissing those who think and say that France had been inept at war. It was the first time you used as many coarse words in such a short time. :-)
Weapons in there context, now i understand. thx
Is there a source for the illustration at 7:20? Or in general a good source of saber vs bayonet?
it'd been a while since a good "penetration" joke
good to know you've still got it in you, so to speak
I would have liked it if the video was about ten seconds long and Matt just said, "Nah, they were crap."
Like all things sword related it all depends on context - it's what the user would be expecting to be facing and in what circumstances that would tend to drive the choice of weapon(s) carried. That doesn't mean there were no badly designed weapons, but if something spent some time being fashionable then it certainly would have been perceived to have advantages at that time.
First, excellent channel.
Since the topic is spadroons, a question comes up. Looking at the specifications on Kult of Athena, the British 1845 Infantry Officer sword (USS148) looks to be a spadroon. Its dimensions and weight are very close to those of the 1796 Pattern Spadroons (USS140, USS162 & USS141) and the 5-Ball Spadroons (USS106 & USS107).
I realize that historical swords would have had more variation, and I'm uncertain how close these modern reproductions are to vintage items.
Do vintage 1845 IO swords exhibit spadroon-like blade flex? Is the 1845 IO sword really a spadroon? Is the 1796 Pattern perhaps just an unfortunate under-design for the first try?
Hi - good question and probably worthy of a follow-up video. The replicas are unfortunately lumps compared to the originals, but the question still applies to the originals.
Matt, how would you classify the Pattern 1895/1897 infantry officers swords? Are they a modernized spadroon?
Matt falling for the floppy spadroon 😂