A French Light Cavalry Or Staff Officer's Sabre Early 19th...
A French Light Cavalry Or Staff Officer's Sabre
Early 19th Century
With curved fullered blade double-edged towards the point, brass hilt with half-basket guard with recessed borders and comprising two rounded bars swept up to join the knuckle-guard, ovoidal langets, lobed rear quillon, pommel cap and back-piece in one, and wire-bound leather-covered grip (wire binding slightly incomplete), in original brass scabbard with embossed borders and foliate decoration, and brass suspension mounts each decorated with running foliage and with brass ring
86 cm. blade
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A French Light Cavalry Or Staff Officer's Sabre
Early 19th Century
With curved fullered blade double-edged towards the point, brass hilt with half-basket guard with recessed borders and comprising two rounded bars swept up to join the knuckle-guard, ovoidal langets, lobed rear quillon, pommel cap and back-piece in one, and wire-bound leather-covered grip (wire binding slightly incomplete), in original brass scabbard with embossed borders and foliate decoration, and brass suspension mounts each decorated with running foliage and with brass ring
86 cm. blade
