 The last sabre issued to US cavalry was the Patton saber of 1913, designed to be mounted to the cavalryman's saddle.A US War Department circular dated 18 April 1934 announced that the saber would no longer be issued to cavalry, and that it was to be completely discarded for use as a weapon.Only dress sabers, for use by officers only, and strictly as a badge of rank, were to be retained.<ref>Randy Staffen|pages=76–77 "The Horse Soldier 1776–1943, Volume IV", UE443.S83, University of Oklahoma 1979</ref>

During the 19th and into the early 20th century, sabres were also used by both mounted and dismounted personnel in some European police forces.