Napoleonic Infantry Saber, 1st Empire, February 1813 Called "briquet"

This infantry saber called "briquet" dates from the 1st Empire. It is absolutely authentic, in very good condition, and should not be confused with the countless later models used by the National Guard, sometimes long time after the Empire, which explains its price higher than later productions, which did not experience the breath of the Napoleonic history.
It is the model called "AN XI", which succeeds the model "AN IX". The blade of our example is identified as coming from the Imperial Manufacture of Klingenthal and dated February 1813.
OnFebruary 1813, we are after the disastrous Russian campaign, and it is the time of the Great Conscription, which aims to reconstitute the Grande Armée. This weapon was therefore made to equip one of these conscripts of 1813.
February 1813, it is the time of the campaign called "of Germany", or "of Prussia and Poland" difficult campaign for tired troops who no longer have the victorious momentum of the years 1806-1807.
BLADE: It is the beautiful regulation blade of the model, in a very good condition with very beautiful markings. It has 2 flat faces with a rough counter-edge on the last 16 centimeters near the point.
On the back: "M-fture Imple du Klingenthal Fevrier1813", for Manufacture Impériale du Klingenthal February 1813
On the outer face punches: K in an oval surmounted by a star of Joseph Innocent Krantz, inspector from 1812
B in a wreath of foliage of JG Bick, 1st class controller from February 1812 to May 1815
L of François Louis Lobstein, reviser from June 15, 1804 to July 27, 1821
Blade length = 59.4 cm, width at the heel 3.6 cm, thickness at the heel = 10 mm
HILT : In cast brass, with a single guard branch in a regular arch, finished with a teardrop quillon. It has 28 strands. Guard branch marked =
external face LF in a rectangle of JB Le Febvre Controller from January 1811 to December 1813
External face Mark VERSAILLES and the B in cursive of JC Bureau, director from February 1812 to July 1813
SCABBARD : in stitched cowhide, with scabbard entry and brass chape stapled to the leather. This is indeed the old scabbard that corresponds to the saber.
In conclusion: It is an infantry saber, historical witness of the last 3 years of the Empire, in excellent condition considering its age, with beautiful markings all precisely identified.
Ref B-22XX
Shipping costs France 20, Europe = 30 €