Award Saber And Belt Plaque, Called “of The Parishes”, Restoration

AWARD SABER AND BELT PLAQUE, CALLED "DES PAROISSES", given to François-Pierre DAUGUET, Captain in the Lower Normandy Corps of the Royal Army of the West, model 1816, Restoration. 29991Silver-plated brass mount. Three-branch guard forming a shell in the shape of a medallion, decorated with the great Arms of France. Plate ending in a quillon in the shape of a palmette decorated with a fleur-de-lis, bearing the mark "Versailles" and hallmarked below with a "B" surmounted by a star of the controller P. Bick (December 1813 - September 1818) and the hallmark "C" surmounted by a star of the director Châteaubrun. Below the medallion, the guard forms a palmette intended to support the medallion, and the two guard branches surrounding it are each terminated by a fleur-de-lis. Short-tailed pommel. Wooden knuckle covered with gray shagreen and copper filigree. Straight blade with double groove and point extending from the spine. It is hallmarked on the heel with a "B" in an oval surmounted by a star of Inspector EL BORSON (August 1814 - September 1816), a "B" in a circle surrounded by a laurel wreath corresponding to 1st class controller JG BICK (1812 - May 1815), and an "L" in a circle corresponding to the auditor FL LOBSTEIN, auditor (1813 to July 1821). Back of blade engraved "Manufre du Klingenthal November 1814". Blade length 95 cm. Scarlet wool tie. Leather scabbard with three silver-plated fittings, finished with a bead. Iron dart. SUBALTERN OFFICER'S DRAGONNE, Restoration. Entirely in silver trimmings, "cul de dé" braided cord, braided tassel, fringes in the so-called "corde à puits" model (soft fringes). BELT PLATE, Restoration. Rectangular plate with cut edges in silver-plated brass (H 7.4 cm, width 8.5 cm with its curve, 7.5 cm without its curve) in the center of which is riveted a large fleur-de-lis in silver-plated brass (H 5.8 cm, width 4.4 cm). Trigger guard with its two barbs and its rear hook. Accompanied by an old handwritten paper label "Belt buckle belonging to Mr. Dauguet François, Captain in the 4th corps of the Royal Army of the West - Dauguet François-Pierre de St James Manche". France. Restoration. Very good condition. Slight oxidation of the blade of the saber from use. Lanyard with wear and friction.BIOGRAPHY: François-Pierre DAUGUET, farmer, commune of Saint-James, Captain of the Lower Normandy Corps of the Royal Army of the West.HISTORY: The 1816 reward sabers are in fact the old sabers of the Second Company of Musketeers, model 1814, called "Black Musketeers". In 1816, when the two companies of Musketeers were dismissed, it was decided to use the sabers of the Second Company still remaining in storage to transform them into reward sabers. To do this, the Musketeers' cross on the mount was leveled and a silver-plated copper medallion stamped with the great Arms of France was riveted to it. The chape is engraved with the words "Donnée par le Roi à Mr…", and the blade, which was originally white (without any engraving), is now engraved with "VIVE LE ROI". Hence the fact that the back of the blade is originally engraved with the name of the manufacturer and dated 1814, the date of the creation of the Second Company of Musketeers of the King's Military Household.