Reward Saber From The City Of Casres To Citizen Deltil, Eldest Son. Consulate / First Empire

As a reward for winning a race, he ended his life in Toulouse. Military career in the 46th Infantry Regiment as a Sergeant. He modified the length of the saber so that it could be worn on the belt like the non-commissioned officers. Officer's saber of the Consul/Empire Chasseurs à Cheval model. Brass hilt. Single-branch guard. Quillons decorated with lines. Long-tailed pommel. Wooden grip. Entirely copper wire-wrapped. White, slightly curved blade, 67.6 cm long and rounded at the tip. Leather scabbard. Black with three brass mounts, the scabbard and blade worn from the friction of the saber dragging on the ground across all the battlefields of the 47th Infantry Regiment. Very fine chape with the engraving "RACE PRIZE WON BY CITIZEN DELTIL, ELDER SON, DEPARTMENT OF TARN, COMMUNE OF CASTRES." Decorated with a pyramid surmounted by a Phrygian cap and a background of flags. Length of the weapon 82 cm. A fine example of a Tarnian under the command of Bonaparte and Napoleon I. France. First Empire.