Officer's Saber Of The National Guard Or Of The National Volunteers Said To The Lion Climbing.

Officer's saber of the National Guard or the National Volunteers, known as the climbing lion
France, circa 1790 - 1792
Steel, gilt brass, basane.
Length. T. : 88,5cm ; L. of blade : 73cm
 
Brass mounting. Cap in leonine skin and long tail in its gilding. Handle tied, covered with basane and filigree. Arc of jointing prolonging itself by a plate opened with two rings of reinforcement.
Between the secondary branches, lion climbing on a tree trunk. Between the arch and the lower secondary branch, a rooster on a grenade.
Blade à la Montmorency, blue on the third part, with a decoration on a gold background: Sun, stars, Arabesque, half-moon, bundle of arms and the motto Vaincre ou mourir; the second part is in its original bright polish.
Leather scabbard, with two brass fittings; cap with button; asymmetrical iron stinger.

Very good condition

Ref :2964

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