- LINE CAVALRY SAPPER SABER, REVOLUTION - FIRST EMPIRE.
Cast, chiseled, and gilded brass hilt in the shape of a neck and rooster head inspired by the swords of the Constitutional Guard of the King, model 1791-1792. Height 14.3 cm, width front view 6.4 cm, width side view 3.3 cm.
Symmetrical flat guard, underlined with engraved lines. Height 2.6 cm, width front view 13.1 cm, width side view 2.5 cm.
Straight blade, with a fuller, 71.2 cm long with a 5.2 cm wide base, 1.2 cm thick, with a false edge.
Weight (without scabbard) 1.269 kilograms.
Leather scabbard with two gilt brass mounts. The chape on the front is fitted with a button for attaching to the shoulder strap, and at the back, a hook with a trapezoidal ring is soldered.
Scabbard weight 0.406 kilograms.
In very good condition.
France.
Revolution - First Empire.
Reference :
4684