France
19th century
Brass, steel, leather
Total length : 94 cm ; Blade length : 80 cm
Brass two-pronged hilt, stamped "569" and stamped.
Wooden handle, sheathed in leather and watermarked with a brass thread.
Short-tailed cap.
Curved blade with hollow sides, flat back engraved "Manufacture Nationale de Châtellerault .bre 1854".
Leather tie.
Steel scabbard with a ring of bélière, stamped " 569 ".
Ref : 3519
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