"Sword For Foot Soldiers, Model 1831 - France - 19th Century"
Sword for foot soldiers, model 1831France
XIXème siècle
Steel, brass
Total length: 63 ; Length. Blade: 48 cm
Moulded brass mounting.
Egg-shaped pommel topped by a dome serving as a riveting knob.
Twenty-six fluted grip.
Straight crosspiece, quillons with rouelle, control marks, stamped ‘12’.
Blade with two edges, carp tongue; triangular flat on the heel, central ridge, control marks.
Reference : 6084
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