"Light Cavalry Officer's Or Chasseur's Sabre, Year IX Model - France - 19th Century"
Light Cavalry Officer's or Chasseur's Sabre, Year IX Model France
19th century
Steel, brass, leather
Total length: 94.5 ; blade length: 80.5 cm
Brass mounting.
Long-tailed cap edged with fillet.
Joint arch, secondary limbs and shuttle-shaped pommels edged with marginal fillet.
Handle covered in basane filigree with brass thread.
Curved quillon finished with a button.
Hollow-point blade marked Solingen, one-third blued and engraved with bundles of arms and foliage.
Sheet steel scabbard, bronze finish.
Two bracelets.
Item number: 1136
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