SABER said of miner
Around 1780
France
Steel, brass, leather
Length: 81; Long. blade: 67 cm
Brass frame, rivet button cap and long tail.
Handle covered with sheepskin, with filigree.
Curved joining arch.
Two secondary branches in "S", oval top.
Half-curved blade with hollow pan and dorsal fuller at the fort, engraved with floral and foliate motifs, stamped: "MR" in an oval.
Leather scabbard with three brass fittings and bail ring.
Ref. : 3733
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