RE-ENLISTED NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER SWORD OF THE INFANTRY CHASSEURS MODEL 1887, Third Republic. 29593-1
Nickel-plated steel hilt. Smooth branch guard. Bivalve hilt decorated with an added and riveted brass hunting horn. Folding counter-guard. Round pommel, ferrules decorated with lines. Wood handle entirely filigreed with silver-plated copper. Natural buffalo tie. Nickeled blade with gutters and central ridge, length 86.8 cm. Nickel-plated steel scabbard with a suspension bar, blade tip cut in the shape of a lyre.
France.
Third Republic.
Very good condition, the nickel plating of the scabbard has disappeared.
Reference :
29593-1R