"Foot Troops' Sword, Model 1831 - France - 19th Century"
Foot Troops' Sword, Model 1831
France
XIXème siècle
Steel, brass, leather
Length. Total: 63 ; Length. Blade: 48.4 cm
Moulded brass mounting.
Egg-shaped pommel topped by a dome serving as a riveting knob.
Twenty-six fluted grip.
Straight crossbar, quillons with rouelle, stamped ‘254’ and ‘607’.
Two edged blade, carp tongue shape, triangular flat on the heel, central ridge, control marks.
Leather scabbard, brass fittings
Belt loop.
Reference : 5646
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