"Luxury Infantry Officer's Saber Model 1845 19th "
IN GOOD CONDITION INFANTRY OFFICER'S SABER, BLACKED BUFFALO HORN HANDLE, CHISELED BRONZE FRAME GUARD WITH AN OPEN-SHELL BRANCH, CARP-TONGUE-CURVED BLADE, WITH TWO HOLLOW SIDES AND TWO GUTTERS. WITH A LENGTH OF 72 CM IN 1855 THE SABER WAS SLIGHTLY MODIFIED, THE LEATHER SCABBARD WAS REPLACED BY A SHEET STEEL SCABBARD, WHICH DATES IT TO THIS PERIOD, TOTAL LENGTH 90 CM FOR THE RICHLY DECORATED SCABBARD, SYMBOLS, KNIGHT, ECU, FLEURS DE LYS, AN OFFICER OF THE OLD MONARCHY, OR OF AN OBEDIENCE, THE SYMBOLS ARE TO BE STUDYED, NO MARKINGS, PRIVATE MANUFACTURE PERSONAL COLLECTION