Grenadier officer's sword of the Directory Guard
France
Directory period
Steel, brass, gold
Long. total: 99; Long. blade: 82.5 cm

Pommel in the shape of a plumed helmet.
Joint arch and quillons joined.
Filigree rocket made of twisted steel wire.
Lyre-shaped tray with a notched edge, bordered by a molding.
Hollow-sided blade, blued in the first third, chiseled with scrolls and a golden fleur-de-lis, engraved with gilded geometric patterns at the heel.
Red felt tie

Ref.: 7540

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