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Originally Posted by JustAnotherJarhead
Why is a Saber "cutting" , but a Rapier is not?
* "Cutting" weapons can go up to +2 damage, and other weapons listed can go up to +1 damage.
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A saber is a cavalry saber not a sport saber. The former has mass enough to get a good enough blow in the edge whereas a rapier is to thin to have much mass for a cutting stroke. Cavalry need the edge to eliminate contestants in seconds and move on as their ultimate success is to slaughter fugitives and finish an army up for good.
A sport saber scores points from the edge but in real life would be more like a whip than a sword if used to fight with.