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Published 7 years ago by Appaloosa with 1 Comments

Sabrage

 
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  • Appaloosa (edited 7 years ago)
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    I was in Italy this year, and we went to some countryside knife/cutlery shops in Parma. I noticed these beautiful but tiny little swords. They did not seem useful for cutting , so I just assumed they were decorative. The shopkeeper, who was also the craftsman said they were specially made for opening champagne bottles. It was a tradition in Napoleon's army...they would use their sabers to open the captured bottles, sabering.

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