France - Epée d’officier du service des poudres et salpêtre 1852 2ème empire - Broadsword

France, 2nd Empire (1852-1870) Powder of officer of the powder and saltpeter service, model 1852, without scabbard. Gilt bronze mount (remains) , Pommel the bee, joint arc decorated with interlacing characteristic of body. Rocket with mother-of-pearl chips Symmetrical keyboard decorated with an eagle on a lightning stick from where lightning go. Three-edged blade with small patina gray, the heel is signed "Couleaux & Cie à Klingenthal" 90 cm (blade 76 cm) Same object and in accordance with photos