FOOT ARTILLERY SABER, MODEL 1816, RESTAURATION PERIOD.
Roman-style hilt (15.5 cm in H) made of solid brass with symmetrical crossguard and handle adorned with 18 rows of scales. The sturdy pommel is deeply engraved on each side with a large fleur-de-lis. At the top of the pommel, an iron rivet is intended to secure the blade reinforced by three strong transverse iron pins in the center of the handle.
Crossguard stamped: "VERSAILLES", "N" for L Nottret director from April 1816 to September 1818, "B" under a star for P Bick inspector in July 1813 then controller from December 1813 to September 1818.
Blade (48.5 cm long, width at the base 4.4 cm) symmetrical with a double-edged blade hollowed out with three hollow flats on each side, base marked "Manufacture Royale du Klingenthal Avril 1816"; it is stamped by the director of the Klingenthal manufacturing plant J.I. KRANTZ (September 1816-February 1819), inspector F.L. LOBSTEIN (June 1811-July 1821) and first-class controller J.C. BICK (May 1815-August 1824).
1816 model scabbard in blackened leather with two brass fittings, a cap with a bracket intended to receive a drawstring made of buffalo leather.
Very good condition, blade with oxidation mainly on one of the faces.
France.
Restauration period.
Reference :
5145