"Army Gendarmerie Sabre, Model Of The Year IX - France - 19th Century"
Army gendarmerie SABRE, Year IX modelFrance
19th century
Steel, iron, leather, copper
Total length: 111 cm; Blade length: 96 cm
Iron mountings.
Dome-shaped pommel with rivet button, very short tail, scalloped edge.
Handle covered with sheepskin, filigree with thirteen twisted copper coils.
Rounded joint with three secondary branches rolled at their base.
Oval plate stamped ‘I.R G68’.
Straight blade with one cutting edge.
Steel sheet scabbard with two ring loops, asymmetrical lyre-shaped tip.
Ref.: 6240
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