Editing Sabre (section)

====United States====
The American victory over the rebellious forces in the citadel of [[Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli]] in 1805, during the [[First Barbary War]], led to the presentation of bejewelled examples of these swords to the senior officers of the [[United States Marine Corps|US Marines]]. Officers of the US Marine Corps still use a mameluke-pattern dress sword. Although some genuine Turkish ''[[kilij]]'' sabres were used by Westerners, most "mameluke sabres" were manufactured in Europe; although their hilts were very similar in form to the Ottoman prototype, their blades, even when an expanded ''{{lang|tr|yelman}}'' was incorporated, tended to be longer, narrower and less curved than those of the true ''kilij.''

In the [[American Civil War]], the sabre was used infrequently as a weapon, but saw notable deployment in the [[Battle of Brandy Station]] and at East Cavalry Field at the [[Battle of Gettysburg]] in 1863. Many cavalrymen—particularly on the [[Confederate States Army|Confederate]] side—eventually abandoned the long, heavy weapons in favour of [[revolver]]s and [[carbine]]s.

The last sabre issued to [[US cavalry]] was the [[Model 1913 Cavalry Saber|Patton saber]] of 1913, designed to be mounted to the cavalryman's saddle. The Patton saber is only a saber in name as it is a straight, thrust-centric sword. A US War Department circular dated 18 April 1934 announced that the saber would no longer be issued to cavalry, and that it was to be completely discarded for use as a weapon. Only dress sabers, for use by officers only, and strictly as a badge of rank, were to be retained.<ref>Randy Staffen, pages=76–77 "The Horse Soldier 1776–1943, Volume IV", UE443.S83, University of Oklahoma. 1979. {{ISBN?}}</ref>