The Spadroon is a light sword with a straight blade of the cut and thrust type. Such blades generally were not considered successful at either task, but the style became popular among military and naval officers in the 1790s, spreading from England to the United States and to France, where it was known as the èpèe Anglais. Hilts were often of the beaded or "five-ball" type with a stirrup guard. A spadroon blade usually had a broad, central fuller and a single edge, often with a false edge near the tip.

Reference: P.G.W. Annis, Naval Swords, British and American Naval Edged Weapons, 1660-1815, Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 1970, p. 38.

Эспадрон