A French Cavalry Officer's Sword Early 19th Century
A French Cavalry Officer's Sword
Early 19th Century
With associated slightly curved blade fullered over its entire length on both sides to the clipped-back double-edged point and retaining faint traces of etched decoration, brass hilt with pierced shell-shaped side-guard drilled for an emblem (missing), and linked to the knuckle-guard by four scrolled side-bars each chased with foliage, inner shell-guard with two bars en suite, lobed rear quillon chased with foliage, pommel-cap of octagonal section chased with foliate and laurel decoration, and cord-bound leather-covered (some old wear and damage) grip with copper wire binding, in its steel scabbard (surface rust patination) with shoe and two rings for suspension
90.6 cm. blade
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A French Cavalry Officer's Sword
Early 19th Century
With associated slightly curved blade fullered over its entire length on both sides to the clipped-back double-edged point and retaining faint traces of etched decoration, brass hilt with pierced shell-shaped side-guard drilled for an emblem (missing), and linked to the knuckle-guard by four scrolled side-bars each chased with foliage, inner shell-guard with two bars en suite, lobed rear quillon chased with foliage, pommel-cap of octagonal section chased with foliate and laurel decoration, and cord-bound leather-covered (some old wear and damage) grip with copper wire binding, in its steel scabbard (surface rust patination) with shoe and two rings for suspension
90.6 cm. blade
