LIGHT CAVALRY OFFICER'S SABER, First Empire
LIGHT CAVALRY OFFICER'S SABER, First Empire Brass mountings. Three-pronged crossguard. Long-tailed pommel. Wooden hilt wrapped in calfskin. Brass filigree. Curved, white, hollow-edged blade. Steel scabbard with two brass bands, brass studs, brass rings, and a protruding brass scabbard mouth. France, First Empire Blade length: 83 cm Good condition; blade and scabbard are oxidized Appraisal by Bertrand Malvaux
LIGHT CAVALRY OFFICER'S SABER, First Empire Brass mountings. Three-pronged crossguard. Long-tailed pommel. Wooden hilt wrapped in calfskin. Brass filigree. Curved, white, hollow-edged blade. Steel scabbard with two brass bands, brass studs, brass rings, and a protruding brass scabbard mouth. France, First Empire Blade length: 83 cm Good condition; blade and scabbard are oxidized Appraisal by Bertrand Malvaux
