ROMAN SABER BELONGING TO STUDENTS OF THE ECOLE DE MARS, FRENCH REVOLUTION (1794).
Brass hilt. Grip with molded relief rows of scales. Oval pommel without decoration. Guard in a hollowed panel from which emerges a branch and two steel quillons, the quillons ending in a brass olive. The guard culminates in a trapezoidal shape at the base, embossed with a Phrygian cap. Rustic double-edged blade with a blunt point, length 53 cm, width at the base 4 cm.
Brass scabbard with wooden lining covered in fine scarlet cloth. A belt loop on each side of the scabbard with a brass ring (diameter 2.5 cm, thickness 3 mm). The lower part of the scabbard is decorated with large palmettes.
Rooster mark on the upper guard branch (mark used for revolutionary productions starting from 1793).
Very good condition, slightly sun-damaged cloth with three small holes at the back.
France.
French Revolution (1794).
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