"Infantry Officer Saber - France - Late Eighteenth Century"
INFANTRY OFFICER'S SABREFrance
Late 18th century
Steel, brass, leather, copper
Total length: 79 ; Blade length: 65 cm
Brass mounting.
Short-tailed cap, diamond-shaped rivet knob.
Full joint arch engraved with "XII", rotating branch with guilloche borders.
Filigree handle.
Single-edged blade with hollow edge.
Scabbard with three brass fittings, clevis with button, two rings of bélière.
Reference: 3653
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