Having handled many Patton sabers, I am of the opinion that the edges were not sharpened. Patton designed this sword as a thrusting sword only, he never meant for anyone to parry or cut with it. The balance is poor for parrying. His defense was a thrusting attack, and you see it in manuals of the period. The point was sharp, and it was a chisel point. This chisel point will catch on fabric and pierce whatever it is in front.
I just bought this patton saber
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Well to that extent , this weekend I took 800 milligrams of ibprofen and tried out the saber for two 45 minute stretches 
. I took fencing in college and was on the fencing team with saber. almost 50 years ago. The sword is a natarual thruster, the likes of which I have never seen. If you keep your thumb on the thumbprint it comes back to a perfectly centered and level point - amazing ! Patton obviously put a lot of effort into getting this thing right, amazing and with 3 feet of extra reach extension any body with in 8 feet is in trouble, I had 4 bails of straw tp practice on with a feed sack hung vertically
. I took fencing in college and was on the fencing team with saber. almost 50 years ago. The sword is a natarual thruster, the likes of which I have never seen. If you keep your thumb on the thumbprint it comes back to a perfectly centered and level point - amazing ! Patton obviously put a lot of effort into getting this thing right, amazing and with 3 feet of extra reach extension any body with in 8 feet is in trouble, I had 4 bails of straw tp practice on with a feed sack hung vertically - Status
