FOOT ARTILLERY SWORD, 1816 MODEL, RESTORATION PERIOD.
Roman-style hilt (15.5 cm in height) in one-piece brass with symmetrical crossguard and handle adorned with 18 rows of scales. Sturdy pommel deeply engraved on each side with a large fleur de lys. At the top of the pommel, an iron rivet is intended to secure the blade reinforced by three strong transverse iron pins on the center of the handle.
Crossguard stamped "N° 564 / 549" dated "1822."
Blade (48.5 cm long, width at the base 4.4 cm) symmetric with a double-edged blade hollowed out with three hollow facets on each side, base marked "Manufacture Royale du Klingenthal August 1818"; it is stamped by the director of the Klingenthal manufacture J.I. KRANTZ (September 1816-February 1819), inspector F.L. LOBSTEIN (June 1811-July 1821) and the first-class inspector J.C. BICK (May 1815-August 1824).
1816 model scabbard in blackened leather with two brass fittings, a chape with a pommel for attaching a buffalo sling.
Very good condition, blade with slight oxidation.
France.
Restoration period.
Reference :
18583