Sabre Of A Cuirassier Officer Of The Royal Guard, Restoration Period.

Royal Guard Cuirassier Officer's Sabre, Restoration Period. 32232. Gilt bronze hilt. Three-branch mount forming a shell decorated with the Arms of France framed by laurel branches and a bundle of flags. Short-tailed pommel decorated with palmettes and laurel branches. Wooden grip covered in black waxed calfskin with copper wire inlay. Straight, double-fullered blade, 1 meter long, signed on the back "Manufacture Royale du Klingenthal avril 1821" (Royal Manufactory of Klingenthal April 1821), stamped with the "B" in a laurel wreath of Inspector JJC Bureau, February 1819-March 1822, and with the "B" surrounded by a chain of JG Bick, 1st Class Comptroller, May 1815-August 1824. Scarlet cloth sword knot. Steel scabbard with two suspension rings, numbered "76". France. Restoration period. Very good condition, later addition of a neck tie.