SUBALTERN OFFICER'S SWORD OF THE HEALTH SERVICE, model 1872, blade dated 1887, Third Republic. 29607R
Brass hilt. Smooth branch guard. Bivalve hilt decorated with the caduceus between a laurel branch and an oak branch, added and riveted. Folding counter-guard. Round pommel, decorated ferrules. Handle entirely filigreed with silvered copper on wood. Natural leather knot. Blade with gutters and central ridge, length 83 cm. Polished steel scabbard with a suspension ring, chiseled with a lyre-shaped finial.
France.
Third Republic.
Very good condition.
Reference :
29607R