GLAIVE of the foot troops, model 1831

France

19th century

Steel, brass

Long. Total: 63.7; Long. Blade: 48.5 cm

Cast brass frame.

Ovoid pommel topped with a dome serving as a rivet button.

Handle with twenty-six grooves.

Straight cruise, wheel quillons, control punches.

Double-edged blade, carp tongue; triangular flat at the heel, central ridge, control hallmarks, marked “Talabot Paris”.

Ref.: 5645

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