OFFICER'S SABER OF THE MARCHUSSÉE DE FRANCE, type 1787, reused under the Revolution and the First Empire, Revolution - First Empire. 25858

OFFICER'S SABER OF THE MARCHUSSÉE DE FRANCE, type 1787, reused under the Revolution and the First Empire, Revolution - First Empire. 25858

Gilded brass frame. Five-branched guard. Full keyboard at the front, reduced counter-keyboard with openwork exterior molding. Crown decorated with short-tailed features. Rectangular wooden handle entirely copper filigree. Straight blade with flat back and hollow sides, length 87.5 cm, engraved on its first third with a floral decoration on one side; on the other side, the Arms of France on which the fleurs-de-lys and the crown have been scratched. Black patent leather scabbard with three gilded brass fittings with festoon-cut edges, eyebolts and bail rings in gilded brass; they are decorated with features: the cap has a hexagonal motif engraved with an imperial eagle, the central bracelet has a diamond motif decorated with a flower, the bouterolle is engraved with corollas of foliage and acanthus leaves. All three trims bear a “D” hallmark.

France.
Revolution - First Empire.
Good condition, frame in very good condition, blade with oxidation, scabbard brought back under the Empire with inverted central trim.

NOTE :
This model of saber appeared in 1787 and was preserved until the First Empire.