Light Cavalry Senior Officer's Saber - Consulate–first Empire–

Light Cavalry Senior Officer's Saber, Consulate–First Empire period. 19th century.
Gilded brass mountings.
Short-tailed, crooked pommel with a lion's head and rosette, tortoiseshell, and palmette decorations.
Handle of checkered ebony with vertical lines.
Joint arch featuring a faceted central olive-shaped element between two pearls, forming a right angle with the crossguard on a triangular branch.
Crossguard with two large, shuttle-shaped lugs, chiseled with a design featuring flags, an oak branch, and a cuirass on a sandblasted background.
Curved quillon at its tip with a lion’s head and mane.
A sturdy 85-cm blade, curved with a flat back, featuring a single cutting edge and a counter-cut edge tapering to a 22-cm point, with hollow sides, engraved in gold and blued one-third of the way up with a design of military regalia.
A thick leather blade tie is present at the heel.
Brass scabbard with two bands decorated with foliage.
The scabbard’s tip is made of brass, asymmetrical, and embellished at both ends.
Length: 104 cm
Length without sheath: 100 cm
Blade length: 85 cm
Blade width at the heel: 3 cm
Weight with sheath: 1440 grs
Weight without sheath: 780 grs
In excellent condition and well-preserved, with its original finish and patina; see the photos for details.
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International shipping rates available upon request, depending on the destination country.
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