"Reward Sword Officer Model 1816, By Manceaux In Paris, Louis XVIII Restoration 1823"
Officer's model reward sword 1816, by Manceaux in Paris, gilded brass guard decorated with a fleur-de-lys, fuse entirely filigreed with silver; double-grooved blade, articulated counter-keyboard, signed below: “F. M” on either side of a pale sword; diamond-shaped blade with double groove, then diamond-shaped on half, signed on the heel: "Manufre Royale de Klingenthal", dated: "April 1823" and engraved on one side: "GIVEN BY THE KING"; leather sheath with two gilded brass fittings, cap signed: "Manceaux Au L Noir St Honoré N° 5 à Paris"; total length 100 cm. Blade 81 cm Restoration Period. Very good state.