KING'S BODYGUARD SABRE, model 1814, Restoration period. 29992
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KING'S BODYGUARD SABER, model 1814, Restoration era. 29992
Gilt brass hilt. Guard with four branches forming a shell decorated with the Arms of France under a royal crown and against a background of a bundle of flags and branches of oak and laurel. Cap with a long tail. Handle made of wood covered in grey shagreen and a double weave of silver filigree. Tang stamped with an "B" under a star, the inspector E.L. Borson, August 1814 to September 1816, from the Klingenthal Manufacture, and a "B" under a fleur-de-lis in a circle of rings, hallmark of J.G. Bick used during the First Restoration, April 1814 to March 1815. Scarlet cloth knot.
Blade 93.7 cm long, with hollow ridges, engraved with a trophy of arms, two fleur-de-lis, and the inscription "GARDES DU CORPS DU ROI." on one side, and on the other side, a trophy of the Arms of France and a radiant sun with a face. Back engraved with "Manufre Rle du Klingenthal January 1815". Stamped at the heel with "B" under a star of the inspector E.L. Borson, August 1814 to September 1816, and a "B" framed by laurel branches of the 1st class controller J.G. Bick, 1812 to May 1815.
Sheath of the first model 1814 in black varnished leather with three gilded bronze fittings decorated with lines and stamped similar to the tang. Rings in gilt brass.
France. Restoration era.
Perfect condition.
Gilt brass hilt. Guard with four branches forming a shell decorated with the Arms of France under a royal crown and against a background of a bundle of flags and branches of oak and laurel. Cap with a long tail. Handle made of wood covered in grey shagreen and a double weave of silver filigree. Tang stamped with an "B" under a star, the inspector E.L. Borson, August 1814 to September 1816, from the Klingenthal Manufacture, and a "B" under a fleur-de-lis in a circle of rings, hallmark of J.G. Bick used during the First Restoration, April 1814 to March 1815. Scarlet cloth knot.
Blade 93.7 cm long, with hollow ridges, engraved with a trophy of arms, two fleur-de-lis, and the inscription "GARDES DU CORPS DU ROI." on one side, and on the other side, a trophy of the Arms of France and a radiant sun with a face. Back engraved with "Manufre Rle du Klingenthal January 1815". Stamped at the heel with "B" under a star of the inspector E.L. Borson, August 1814 to September 1816, and a "B" framed by laurel branches of the 1st class controller J.G. Bick, 1812 to May 1815.
Sheath of the first model 1814 in black varnished leather with three gilded bronze fittings decorated with lines and stamped similar to the tang. Rings in gilt brass.
France. Restoration era.
Perfect condition.
Reference :
29992
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