CUIRASSIER SABER model An XI, First Empire. 33803
Brass hilt. Four-branch guard, main branch marked "607", with stamps "6", "W", and "T". Handle with black waxed calf leather grip, brass filigree. Cap with a short tail. Brass ferrule. Scarlet wool tassel. Straight blade with grooves and a point in line with the spine, blade's heel stamped "W" and "H C", blade's spine engraved "Manufre ....". Blade length 97.5 cm. Entire steel scabbard, steel cup fixed by a lateral screw, with two belt rings and steel lyre-shaped tip.
At the upper ring of the scabbard, there is attached the end of a white calf leather strap with a rectangular brass buckle.
France.
First Empire.
Good condition, blade oxidation, slight rust on scabbard.
Reference :
33803