Child's sword of a dragoon officer
France
19th century
Steel, brass, leather
Long. total: 70; Long. blade: 58.8 cm

Gold-plated brass frame.
Short-tailed cap bordered with a frieze of bay leaves.
Joining arch with rosette and foliate motif at its upper part.
Three secondary branches decorated with palms at their base.
Handle covered with thirteen-grooved sheepskin, filigree with twisted brass wire.
Throat blade.
Sheet steel scabbard with a bail ring.

Ref: 6161

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