On 8/22/2018 11:21 AM, Martin Eastburn wrote:
A "sabre saw" was a brand name as I recall - might be in honor of the
F-86 Sabre Jet.Â* It is a hand saw that is up/down sawing motion.Â* You
might call it a jigsaw a generic name.

To me a jigsaw is a bench machine that uses blades up/down to saw
materials.

I want to say Black And Decker owned the trademark name Sabre Saw.

Martin

On 8/21/2018 4:44 PM, william harrison wrote:
replying to rob, william harrison wrote:
By "sabre saw" do you mean a jigsaw or a sawsall?



As I recall the jigsaw, that we know today, was always called a saber
saw. And the jig saw was what we now call a scroll saw today.

I think saber describes the appearance/action of the blade. Like saber
knife and or saber tooth.