This white weapon is cut and arose from the need for speed in combat. This is achieved by cutting and not embedding the blade of the weapon in the opponent's body (unlike most one-handed swords, which are thrust).
French Navy Boarding SaberThe curvature, which is generally located from the tip to the middle of the saber, creates a deep cut.
The curvature of the saber aims to achieve, in theory, that a man on horseback, when discharging his arm with this weapon, draws a wide circle over the infant, achieving that the saber is always tangent at the cutting point. For this reason, it does not poke, it cuts, thereby increasing the wound without being stuck. For this reason, the sabers designed for cavalry have a great curvature, they are almost circular. Those designed for infantry have a smaller curvature, since importance must be attached to the defensive function: keeping the enemy away and parrying their blows.