Sabres· Cut damage

Holed Sabre

Best grade: Meitou (made by Cross) — 2.2 cut and 0.5 blunt, 8 kg, needs 20 strength. The Holed Sabre is a sabre that deals mostly cut damage.

Good against blocking (+6 defence). Weaker at landing hits (-4 attack).

Class: Sabres
Damage type: Cut
Reach: 18
Strength needed: 6 (Rusted Junk) → 20 (Meitou)
Weight: 6 → 8 kg
Value: 565 → 31,478 cats
Blueprint: Holed Sabres, level 2, 3,500 cats
Crafted at: Weapon Smith I, Weapon Smith II, Weapon Smith III

Holed Sabre stats by grade

Cut and blunt are damage multipliers. Str is the strength the weapon asks for at that grade — below it, attacks and blocks slow down, by up to 47.5% at 20 or more points short (Kenshi Wiki: Strength).

Holed Sabre — Manufacturer grades
Grade	Maker	Cut	Blunt	Str	Weight	Value	Atk / Def
Rusted Junk	Unknown	0.385	0.025	6	6 kg	565	-5 / +5
Rusting Blade	Unknown	0.47	0.05	6	6 kg	620	-4 / +6
Mid-Grade Salvage	Ancient	0.499	0.075	6	4.2 kg	1,864	-4 / +6
Old Refitted Blade	Ancient	0.576	0.1	6	4.2 kg	2,164	-4 / +6
Refitted Blade	Ancient	0.652	0.125	6	4.2 kg	2,582	-4 / +6
Catun No.1	Catun Scrapmaster	0.81	0.18	7.2	7.2 kg	4,722	-4 / +6
Catun No.2	Catun Scrapmaster	0.895	0.21	8.4	7.2 kg	5,827	-4 / +6
Catun No.3	Catun Scrapmaster	0.98	0.24	9.6	7.2 kg	7,194	-4 / +6
Mk I	Skeleton Smiths	1.15	0.25	10	6 kg	10,500	-4 / +6
Mk II	Skeleton Smiths	1.235	0.275	11	6 kg	12,216	-4 / +6
Mk III	Skeleton Smiths	1.32	0.3	12	6 kg	13,805	-4 / +6
Edge Type 1	Edgewalkers	1.639	0.35	14	6 kg	18,989	-4 / +6
Edge Type 2	Edgewalkers	1.732	0.375	15	6 kg	19,980	-4 / +6
Edge Type 3	Edgewalkers	1.826	0.4	16	6.4 kg	20,711	-4 / +6
Meitou	Cross	2.2	0.5	20	8 kg	31,478	-4 / +6

Crafted (homemade) Holed Sabre: 13 grades

What you can make yourself at a weapon smithing bench — every grade up to Edge Type 2.

Holed Sabre — homemade grades
Grade	Cut	Blunt	Str	Weight	Value	Atk / Def
Rusted Junk	0.385	0.025	6	6 kg	1,885	-5 / +5
Rusting Blade	0.47	0.05	6	6 kg	2,067	-4 / +6
Mid-Grade Salvage	0.555	0.075	6	6 kg	2,331	-4 / +6
Old Refitted Blade	0.64	0.1	6	6 kg	2,706	-4 / +6
Refitted Blade	0.725	0.125	6	6 kg	3,228	-4 / +6
Catun No.1	0.81	0.15	6	6 kg	3,935	-4 / +6
Catun No.2	0.895	0.175	7	6 kg	4,856	-4 / +6
Catun No.3	0.98	0.2	8	6 kg	5,995	-4 / +6
Mk I	1.15	0.25	10	6 kg	8,750	-4 / +6
Mk II	1.235	0.275	11	6 kg	10,180	-4 / +6
Mk III	1.32	0.3	12	6 kg	11,504	-4 / +6
Edge Type 1	1.49	0.35	14	6 kg	13,564	-4 / +6
Edge Type 2	1.575	0.375	15	6 kg	14,271	-4 / +6

Holed Sabre vs other sabres

Every one of the sabres at Meitou; a weapon that never comes in that grade shows its best one.

Holed Sabre vs Horse Chopper: At Meitou, the two have the same cut, blunt, reach and strength requirement.
Holed Sabre vs Longsword: At Meitou, the Holed Sabre has more blunt (0.5 vs 0.3), shorter reach (18 vs 20) and needs more strength (20 vs 12).
Holed Sabre vs Desert Sabre: At Meitou, the Holed Sabre has less cut (2.2 vs 2.42) and shorter reach (18 vs 22).

Weapon	Grade	Cut	Blunt	Reach	Atk / Def	Str	Weight
Holed Sabre	Meitou	2.2	0.5	18	-4 / +6	20	8
Desert Sabre	Meitou	2.42	0.5	22	0 / +2	20	10
Foreign Sabre	Meitou	2.64	0.3	20	-4 / +8	12	8
Horse Chopper	Meitou	2.2	0.5	18	-4 / +4	20	10
Longsword	Meitou	2.2	0.3	20	-2 / +2	12	6
Ringed Sabre	Meitou	2.64	0.5	20	-2 / +4	20	10

Where to get the Holed Sabre

Shops that stock it

Shop	Stock chance	Found in
Catun Scrapmasters	Common	Catun
Empire Weapon Shop	Common	Heng, Stoat
Flotsam Armory	Common	Flotsam Village
Holy Weapon Shop	Common	Bad Teeth, Blister Hill
Mercenary Smithy	Common	Manhunter Base
Mongrel Weapon Shop	Common	Mongrel
Ronin Weapon Shop	Common	Fishing Village, World's End
Scraphouse	Common	Black Desert City
Shark Smithy	Common	Shark
Small Empire Weapon Shop	Common	Bark, Brink, Clownsteady, Sho-Battai, Stoat
Black Market Bar	Rare	Rebel Base, The Hub

Blueprint

The Holed Sabres blueprint (level 2, 3,500 cats) unlocks crafting it. Sold at: Catun Scrapmasters, Empire Weapon Shop, Mercenary Smithy, Mongrel Weapon Shop, Shark Smithy, Small Empire Weapon Shop, The Great Library. Also found at: Bark, Blister Hill, United Cities, Drifter's Last, Drin, Empire Armory, Fort Mirage, Guard Outpost, Heng, Mud Town, Okran's Shield, United Cities, Rot, Shark, Sho-Battai, Stoat, Stone Rat Village, The Bastion, Trader's Edge.

Crafting

Weapon Smith I: 4 × Iron Plates
Weapon Smith II: 4 × Iron Plates + 4 × Fabrics
Weapon Smith III: 4 × Steel Bars + 4 × Fabrics

Which race learns Sabres fastest

Every playable race trains Sabres at the same rate (×1).

About the Holed Sabre

A portion of metal cut out of the far end of the blade makes it slightly faster and more manoeuvrable. Most swordsmen can't notice the difference, others swear by it.In-game description

Sabres mix both damage types with the weight on cutting. Source: Kenshi Wiki