"Dragoon Officer Saber, Model 1784 - France - 18th Century"
Dragoon officer's SABER, model 1784France
18th century
Brass, copper, steel, leather
Total length: 111 ; Blade length: 97 cm
(Damage to scabbard)
Gilded brass mounting, subcylindrical cap, diamond-shaped rivet knob, tailpiece.
Handle tied, covered with chagrin and watermarked with twisted brass wire.
The joint arch forms a right angle with the cruise on which rests a cut-out scallop shell.
Four "S"-shaped secondary arms join the arch separately.
Short quillon with coiled end.
Straight blade with two hollow sides.
Blackened leather scabbard with two brass fittings and two copper rings.
Missing piece in possession.
Reference : 4032
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