SABRE KNOWN AS IMPERIAL GUARD SCOUTS, First Empire style, composite. 30107

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SABER KNOWN AS THE SCOUTS OF THE IMPERIAL GUARD, First Empire style, composite. 30107

Brass hilt. Guard with a single branch decorated with a raised serpent. Diamond-shaped guard with a center disk decorated with a six-pointed star. Pommel with long decorative lines. Handle made of wood covered in black waxed calf leather, with copper wire filigree. Curved blade with hollow facets engraved on one side "Imperial Guard" and floral decorations, and on the other side "Scouts" and floral decorations, length 84.2 cm. Scarlet cloth tie. Black varnished leather scabbard with two large brass fittings decorated with lines and scalloped edges. Tip of the scabbard with a brass chape.

France.
Composite saber 19th-20th century.
Good condition, reconstituted hilt, antique handle, period blade re-engraved, modern scabbard.

NOTE:
This saber model is an illustration of the legends of First Empire sabers, mistakenly named "Scouts of the Guard," which are actually models for the Honor Guard for the city of Louvain, Belgium, originally in silver-plated brass. With its spectacular hilt, including a guard branch decorated with a serpent and a star on the crosspiece, it was transformed or copied with blades engraved "Scouts of the Guard," which misled many collectors and specialists, including Christian Ariès. The identification of this saber with a Belgian honor guard was made possible through portraits leaving no doubt.
This saber was sold at the Reims Auction House by Masters Damoisy-Guizzetti-Collet, auction on 12.11.2000, lot number 128 in the catalog.

Reference : 30107

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