Grades

Sabreur

This is the first step in the Confrérie du Sabre d'Or. Sabrage takes place in a Caveau de la Confrérie. He is honored with a swordsman's diploma.

Knight-Saber

The title of Chevalier-Sabreur can only be obtained at a Chapter organized by the Connétablies, in the provinces, the Embassies, abroad, or by the Confrérie du Sabre d'Or at the Grand Chapitre International which ritually takes place every year on the third Saturday in November. This title also confers the right to initiate to the art of sabrage (sabrage of a 75 cl bottle).

Officer

As with the Chevaliers-Sabreurs, this diploma can only be awarded during a chapter or on the occasion of the International Grand Chapter. It is reserved for people who have held a chevalier-sabreur diploma for more than five years (sabering a Magnum).

Commander

This title is reserved for those who have held an officer's diploma for more than five years (sabering of a Jeroboam).

Grand Commander

High distinction of the Confrérie du Sabre d'Or. It is reserved for those who have held a Commander's diploma for more than five years (a Methuselah's saber).

Grand Croix

The highest distinction of the Confrérie du Sabre d'Or, it is reserved for those who have held a Grand Commandeur diploma for more than five years. It is proposed by an ambassador or a member of the Grand Council and validated by the Grand Council (sabrage of a 75 cl gold bottle).