Dragoon Or Gendarmerie Officer's Saber Called "battle Guard", First Empire. 27273

DRAGON OR GENDARMERY OFFICER'S SABER known as "battle guard", First Empire. 27273 Gilt bronze frame. Guard with six branches forming an openwork shell. Short-tailed cap. Wooden handle covered in black waxed calfskin with brass filigree. White blade, straight, with gutters, length 97.5 cm. Natural buffalo tie. Black patent leather scabbard with three brass fittings decorated with features whose edges are cut into a festoon. France. First Empire. Good condition, gilding missing, refinished scabbard.