Ancient history

Saber de bord model 1811 Pot spoon

A pot spoon is a spoon intended for use in pots; it is practically a synonym of ladle.
Because of the resemblance of the two objects, we also nicknamed a spoon a pot a boarding saber used by the French navy under the first Empire (the "model 1811 saber"), equipped with a spoon-shaped shell intended to protect the hand; it is under this meaning that this object appears in the expression "in two strokes of a pot", which means "quickly" but also "violently", or "expeditiously" and which comes from the jargon of military sailors , pirates and corsairs using this weapon

Edge saber or pot spoon, formerly known as Year IX, different from the 1833 model by its palmette quillon. The An IX model appears to only apply to a 65cm blade, while there is a 75.8cm (blade) An X model and a 67.6cm (67.6cm) 1811 model, depending on the Michel Pétard's latest research. Rear scabbard (from the 1833 model) with brass trigger guard and not an olive button chape as it should be on an 1811 model (according to Ariès).

Materials and techniques:

steel
iron
skin =leather
brass

Measurements:

Length blade:66.2
Width: 3.5 heel blade
Length: 79.3 saber without scabbard
Length :67 scabbard


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