GENERAL OFFICER'S SWORD - France - 19th century

GENERAL OFFICER'S SWORD

France

19th century

Steel, brass, mother-of-pearl

Long. total: 94.5; Long. blade: 80.5 cm

Pommel with the bust of Mars.

Arch of joint chiseled with scrolls.

Rocket with chiseled mother-of-pearl plates.

Symmetrical keyboard with flower motifs and central medallion with battle scene in the middle.

Blade with median groove, blued in the first third, engraved with foliate motifs and war fasces, monogrammed “AK”.

Ref.: 5127

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