Officer's Sabre Of The 2nd Cuirassier Regiment Known As "cuirassiers Of The Dauphin", Restoration.

OFFICER'S SABRE OF THE 2ND CUIRASSIER REGIMENT, KNOWN AS "CUIRASSIERS OF THE DAUPHIN," Restoration period. 32707 Gilt bronze hilt. Three-branch guard forming a shell at the front in the form of a round medallion decorated with the Arms of the Dauphin. Beechwood grip covered in black waxed calfskin, brass wire inlay. Short-tailed pommel decorated in relief with the initials "PA" for Philippe d'Artois (the Dauphin). Straight, white blade with two fullers, signed on the front at the ricasso "Coulaux / Frères" with the starred "B" hallmarks of EL Borson, inspector from August 1814 to September 1816 and "B" surrounded by a chain of JG Bick, first-class controller from May 1815 to August 1824, and on the back "Manufre / Rale / du / Klingenthal." Blade length 91.5 cm. Scarlet cloth sword knot. Steel scabbard with a projecting cup and two gilt brass suspension rings decorated with laurel leaves, studs, and gilt brass rings. Iron chape. France. Restoration period. Very good condition; the hilt retains 90% of its gilding; the upper guard branch is broken but without loss.