So-called "mourning" Sword With Pas d'Ane - 18th Century.

So-called Mourning Sword, 18th century. Steel frame, flare and faceted pommel. Joining arch thickened in the middle and with a quillon curved by a flat and donkey step. Openwork shell with interior and exterior carving. Triangular blade with hollow sides. Length: 92.5 cm. Blade length: 77.5 cm. Width from blade to heel: 1.8 cm. Good state of conservation and use, with an old restoration of the shell by rivets and brassing, in its juice, see the details in the photos.
- in ancient France, court mourning was taken with a sword devoid of flashy ornaments, gilding, silvering or other, and, on the contrary, with a mount generally made of a fairly dark shade of steel and pulling in besides on purple. On the other hand, the soldiers wore mourning with a crepe on the said sword, on the hat as well as in the form of an armband. Although back then the color of mourning was purple, not black.

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