"Lighter" Dagger
France
19th century
Steel, brass, leather
Long. total: 34.5; Long. blade: 20.5 cm

Cast brass mount, domed cap and long tail.
Handle with twenty-eight grooves.
Straight blade with one cutting edge and one counter-cutting edge.
Control punch.
Leather sheath.

Piece made from an Infantry saber known as a briquet, model An IX.

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