"Sword Of Brigadier General Mle 1872. III Republic. "
Beautiful sword of Brigadier General Third Republic. - This is a special request to the Toledo factory. Worked, chiseled blade, marked “Fabrica Tolédo 1874”. Gilded bronze mount, folding secondary plate, main plate decorated with falling flags under a civic wreath of oak leaves and laurels, two silver stars attached to the outer lip of the plate attribute this sword to a brigadier general . Truncated pommel with relief decoration of cornucopia, the top of the pommel offers a relief decoration of heliotrope flower surrounding the riveting of the tang. Tortoiseshell flare with watermark. Chromed metal scabbard. In addition to the certain historical interest, this sword has the advantage of being in a good general state of conservation, with traces of use. I report with traces of missing gilding and oxidation on the metal sheath. Total length 95.5 cm, blade 78.3 cm. - Brigadier General is the rank of brigade commander in countries where the general officer rank designation of the French revolutionary system is used. A brigadier general, if assigned to a “field” mission, usually commands a brigade, a unit made up of several regiments.
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