Officer's Saber Of Hunters On Horseback - France - XIXth Century

Officer's Saber Of Hunters On Horseback
France
19th century
Steel, brass, leather, copper
Total length: 94.5 ; Blade length: 80.5 cm
(Old restorations) 

Flat cap, diamond-shaped rivet knob, long shank.
Chiselled joint arch widened near the cap to form a right angle.
Curvilinear lozenge-shaped crosspiece with bundles of arms.
The quillon ends in a facetted knob depicting a thistle.
Handle entirely filigree in red copper.
Blade with wide heel and single cutting edge.
Scabbard with three brass fittings, leather showing between two side braces.
Two rings of bélières.

Reference: 3653

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