Paris, France
Second half of the 19th century
Steel
Total length: 30.8 ; Blade length: 19.8 cm
Length with scabbard: 31.2 cm
Twisted spindle dagger covered with braided steel wire, turned pommel finished in button, straight quillon guard decorated in suite, cruise signed ‘L. Chobert Arquebusier 16 rue Lafayette Paris’.
Double-edged steel blade finished in a two-groove point.
Steel scabbard with clasp.
Léon Chobert was established as a harquebusier in Paris from 1860 to 1889 and then in Saint-Etienne until 1931.
Text and photos © FCP CORIDON
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