ARTILLERY SABER, MODEL 1816 MODIFIED 1830, JULY MONARCHY.
"Roman-style" hilt, 14 cm in height, in one-piece brass with symmetrical guard and handle decorated with 18 rows of scales. Strong pommel intricately molded with a relief of a Gallic rooster. At the top of the pommel, an iron rivet is intended to secure the blade. The blade is 48 cm long and 4.3 cm wide at the heel, with a symmetrical double-edged design carved with three hollow facets on each side. Without scabbard.
In fair condition, blade oxidized.
France.
July Monarchy.
Reference :
11763