SUBALTERN OFFICER'S SWORD OF THE FIREFIGHTERS, model 1872, blade 1887, Third Republic. Inventory number 29594.
Brass hilt. Smooth branch guard. Bivalve key decorated with two crossed axes and a flaming bomb in copper, applied and riveted. Folding counter-key. Round pommel, ferrules decorated with lines. Wooden handle entirely filigreed with silvered copper and copper. Natural leather knot. Blade with gutters and central ridge, length 91 cm. Polished steel scabbard with one suspension ring, blade tip cut in a lyre shape.
France.
Third Republic.
Very good condition.
Reference :
29594R