LIGHT CAVALRY SWORD, MODEL 1816
LIGHT CAVALRY SWORD, MODEL 1816
Brass mountings.Guard with two guard branches connecting the guard arch (engraved numbers) and the guard plate, from which the teardrop-shaped quillon extends.Oval pommel with skirt, wooden tang covered in filigree leather. Reeds-style blade with remnants of a Klingenthal signature, 1821, curved with hollow sides and a counter-edge (Lobestein hallmark).Steel scabbard with two straps.France, Restoration period.Total length: 102.5 cm.Expert: Alban Degrave
LIGHT CAVALRY SWORD, MODEL 1816
Brass mountings.Guard with two guard branches connecting the guard arch (engraved numbers) and the guard plate, from which the teardrop-shaped quillon extends.Oval pommel with skirt, wooden tang covered in filigree leather. Reeds-style blade with remnants of a Klingenthal signature, 1821, curved with hollow sides and a counter-edge (Lobestein hallmark).Steel scabbard with two straps.France, Restoration period.Total length: 102.5 cm.Expert: Alban Degrave