Troop SABER, model 1822

France

nineteenth century

Brass, leather, steel

Long. total: 107; Long. blade: 91.5 cm

Brass frame with two secondary branches.

Ruffled crown, dome-button rivet and short tail.

Roped handle covered with sheepskin that has contracted over time, filigree with twisted brass wires.

Rounded joining arch, two secondary branches merging in the upper part of the arch, registered.

Ovoid top ending in a plain spout.

Blade with hollow side and gutter at the fort, signed “Master of Arms of Châtellerault September 1877 Cavrie 1st Model 1822”.

Sheet steel scabbard, a bail ring, punched and registered.

Ref. :3913

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