Infantry officer's sword
France
Third Republic
Steel, iron, horn
Long. total: 102; Long. blade: 89 cm

Iron frame.
Cap with a long, spoon-shaped tail, surmounted by three discs of decreasing diameter.
Rocket made of buffalo horn.
Rounded joint arc.
Three frontal secondary branches and one secondary branch in counter-guard.
Oval plate ending in a quillon curved into a beak.
Straight double-edged blade with grooves.
Leather tie.
Iron scabbard with a single suspension ring.

Rust-colored sheath.

Ref.: 7143

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