OFFICER'S HUSSAR SWORD, Revolutionary style, composite 19th-20th century. 30111
Brass hilt. Single-branch guard in Hungarian style with beaded design. Pommel with long tassel and scalloped edges. Handle made of wood wrapped in black waxed calfskin with brass filigree. Brass ferrule. Curved white blade with gutters, 82 cm long, engraved on the first third with a radiant sun, a moon, and military trophies. Wooden scabbard wrapped in black waxed leather, with three brass fittings decorated with scalloped lines and brass straps, tip of the scabbard with a steel blade.
France.
20th century.
Good condition, old guard branch, later handle, later blade, 20th-century scabbard with a detached but present suspension ring.
NOTE:
This sword is accompanied by an old invoice from "Aux Armes d'Antan" (Old Weapons).
Reference :
30111