"Light Cavalry Officer's Sabre - France - First Empire"
Light Cavalry Officer's SABREFrance
First Empire
Steel, bronze, brass, wood
Total length: 96.5 cm; blade length: 82.7 cm
Gilded bronze mount.
Melon-ribbed cap and short tail.
Joint decorated with rings and an elongated pearl in the centre.
Quillon crossguard, oval guard with marginal edging.
Chequered wooden grip with gutter edges.
Curved blade with one cutting edge and a central gutter, blue on the third and engraved with floral motifs and bundles of weapons, enhanced with gold.
Red felt tie.
Brass scabbard with two bracelets and ring loops, lyre-shaped tip.
Ref.: 6692
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