Light cavalry officer's saber
France
Consulate / First Empire
Steel, brass, wood
Long. total: 83.5; Long. blade: 69.5 cm

Brass frame.
Melon-ribbed cap and short tail.
Checkered wooden handle.
Chiseled basal ferrule with scrolling foliage.
Upper coiled jointing arc, rounded, ending in a curved quillon, with ring and button.
Hollow-sided blade with a flat back.

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