OFFICER'S SABRE OF THE CHASSEURS À CHEVAL, Consulate era.
Gilt bronze hilt. One-branch guard. Long-tailed pommel. Wooden handle entirely filigreed with copper. Curved blade with hollow sides, 83 cm long, engraved with floral motifs and military trophies on the first third. Natural leather knot. Wooden scabbard with two large brass fittings adorned with lines connected by two black varnished leather straps. Brass studs and belt rings.
France.
Consulate era.
In good condition, sabre has lost some of its gilt, blade shows signs of oxidation.
Reference :
19818