ROMAN SABRE OF THE STUDENTS OF THE SCHOOL OF MARS, REVOLUTION (1794).
Brass hilt. Handle cast in relief with rows of scales. Oval pommel without decoration. Crosspiece in a box from which emerges a guard branch and two steel quillons, the quillons ending in a brass olive. The crosspiece ends at the bottom in a trapezoidal shape 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 a wood-lined throat covered with fine scarlet cloth. A buckle 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.
Very good condition, cloth slightly sun-faded with some small holes at the back.
France.
Revolution (1794).
Reference :
14498