"Horseman's Sword Of The Imperial Guard - France - 1803-1811"
Imperial Guard mounted hunter's SABREFrance, 1803-1811
Steel, brass, leather, copper
Total length: 99 cm; Blade length: 88.3 cm
Brass mountings.
Pommel with rivet button and long tail.
Handle covered in calf leather with twisted copper wire filigree.
Arched crossguard at right angle.
Oval guard.
Straight quillon with embellishment.
Curved blade marked ‘Mture Nale Du Klingenthal - Coulaux frères Entreprs’.
Brass-covered leather scabbard, with a slit between the two splints of the chape and pommel; two ring fastenings, iron tip.
Inspection marks.
Ref.: 6248
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