LIGHT CAVALRY TROOP SABER, model An XI, First Restoration. 33173
Brass hilt. Guard with three branches, main guard branch stamped with "K" under a star, from J.I. Krantz, inspector from March 1812 to August 1814, and with "B" surrounded by laurel leaves, from J.G. Bick, first-class controller from 1812 to May 1815, and "55" in an oval. Cap with a long tail. Handle in calf-covered wood with oval brass nails. Curved blade with hollow facets, 87.7 cm long, back signed "Manufre Rle du Klingenthal June 1814", stamped with a starry "K" from inspector J.I. Krantz, March 1812 - August 1814, "B" in a laurel leaf crown from J.G. Bick, first-class controller from 1812 to May 1815, and "L" from F.L. Lobstein, inspector from 1804 to 1821. Scarlet cloth tie. Steel scabbard with two suspension rings.
France.
First Restoration.
Good condition, hilt in very good condition, some missing calf on the handle, slight oxidation on the iron parts due to use.
Reference :
33173