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After the pike and shot era, the two type of weapons were married with the invention of bayonet. Ours were mostly of the Laukart system, with 4 edges, called 1838M, and other older models. The length were 460 or 600 mm.
This was complemented with infantry sabers, mostly used by officers, often made individually in large variety of looks. Two other characteristic swords were in use among the infantry, the jurátus sabre, the insignia of law students who joined the revolution by the thousands, and the straight sword of Viennese legionnaires.
The last thing worth nothing here is the sapper saber, with it's wide blade and saw spine.
The weapon shortage was so pressing, that territorial militias, often helped themselves with straightening the scythe, and used it as a substitution of pikes and bayonets.