They were taken to see the drill of the county troop of cavalry, with its prancing horses and clanging SABRES.
"Two Little Confederates"
Thomas Nelson Page
Yet, notwithstanding the desperate resistance they made, they could not withstand the superior numbers of the Portuguese: loudly rung their fierce war cries; their sharp SABRES flashed brightly as they strove for life, every moment expecting to be reinforced by their friends, who waited but the returning roll, when the upper works of the ships should again meet, to rush on board; the flashes from the muskets of the marines, and the pistols of the seamen, between the gleams of lightning, alone exhibiting the combatants to each other, all the lights on board having been extinguished to prevent the enemy from taking aim.
"The Prime Minister"
W.H.G. Kingston
Surrounded by a crowd of pirates armed with SABRES and pistols, I saw every eye fixed eagerly upon the few jewels that I wore.
"A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas"
Fanny Loviot