Navy staff officer’s sword, with a 760-mm triangular blade featuring...
Navy staff officer’s sword, with a 760-mm triangular blade featuring a central rib, a bronze hilt with a single guard branch bearing a zoomorphic head and a palmette-shaped crossguard, a tapered ebony handle with a checkered pattern and a pommel featuring a winged bundle; one oval appliqué missing (probably silver bearing the Emperor’s profile), guard with an anchor piercing a pair of banners, reverse guard with a fluted back, SF, wear, oxidation, missing parts, total length 900 mm, France, Consulate/Empire period.
Navy staff officer’s sword, with a 760-mm triangular blade featuring a central rib, a bronze hilt with a single guard branch bearing a zoomorphic head and a palmette-shaped crossguard, a tapered ebony handle with a checkered pattern and a pommel featuring a winged bundle; one oval appliqué missing (probably silver bearing the Emperor’s profile), guard with an anchor piercing a pair of banners, reverse guard with a fluted back, SF, wear, oxidation, missing parts, total length 900 mm, France, Consulate/Empire period.
