Sapper's sword
France
1805-1810
Steel, brass, leather
Long. total: 68; Long. blade: 48.8 cm

Brass frame.
Pommel in the form of a crowing rooster's head, with its tongue stuck to the lower part of its beak.
Feathered handle, one-third of the way up, with eight sides.
The crosspiece is finished with two arched keels and decorated with grooves and control marks.
Double-edged blade, carp's tongue shaped; triangular flat at the heel, central ridge.
Leather scabbard with brass chape, numbered "912912", chape with control hallmarks.

Pitting on the blade.

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