FOOT ARTILLERY SWORD, 1816 MODEL, RESTORATION PERIOD.
Roman-style hilt (height 15.5 cm) in one-piece brass with symmetrical crossguard and handle adorned with 18 rows of scales. Strong pommel 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 at the center of the handle.
Crossguard stamped "40" and two barely legible stamps.
Blade (48.5 cm long, width at the base 4.4 cm) symmetrical with a double-edged blade hollowed by three grooves on each side, base marked "Manufacture Royale du Klingenthal June 1821"; it is stamped by first-class controller J.C. Bisck (May 1815-August 1824) and inspector J.JH.C. Bureau (February 1819-March 1922).
1816 model scabbard in blackened leather with two brass fittings, throat with a loop for a leather strap.
Very good condition.
France.
Restoration period.
Reference :
10805