Model 1855 sword - France - 19th century

Model 1855 SABER
France
19th century
Brass, copper, horn, steel
Long. total: 85.5; Long. blade: 71.5 cm

Brass mount, cap with laurel leaf border along the short tail.
Handle in brown horn, filigreed with a copper wire, with fourteen grooves.
Rounded joint arch, three joined branches, coiled quillon.
Openwork tray with plant motifs and cut-out rosettes.
Straight blade with central grooves.
Iron scabbard with two suspension rings, lyre-shaped dart.

Rust-colored flower sheath.

Ref.: 7144

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