Louis XVI boarding saber, old monarchy-revolution.
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BOARDING SABER LOUIS XVI, ANCIENT MONARCHY-REVOLUTION.
Brass hilt, guard with a single branch marked with a rooster, state agents' hallmark and a marine anchor topped with a revolutionary cap. Cap with a short tail, wooden handle covered in filigreed brass calf leather. Short blade with a wide back and grooves, 52.5 cm in length, 3.6 cm wide at the base. It is engraved on its first third with a moon, a sun, and an armed arm coming out of a cloud, and engraved near the base "Cassaignard royal armorer in Nantes" (the word king has been filed down). Black waxed cow leather scabbard with two brass fittings and a brass plate formerly glued to the leather, engraved "BOARDING SABER LOUIS XVI."
Very good condition, strong oxidation on the blade, some rear stitching of the scabbard partially undone.
France.
Ancient Monarchy.
NOTE:
Michel Pétard in his work "The Boarding Saber" (Editions du Canonnier 2006) studies this saber on pages 62-63, figures 104 to 116. He dates it from the period 1790 to 1795 and states: "Cassagnard, a gunsmith-armorer with a shop near the Bourse in Nantes, under the signs "A la Victoire" then "A l'hindoue," naturally oriented his production towards privateering or commercial marine like many of his colleagues established in the kingdom's major ports. The revolutionary State entered into significant contracts with him for white arms intended for its navy, and while no archives have been found, sabers have survived, and the rooster hallmark struck on the hilts demonstrates these official supplies from 1793, although they began before the proclamation of the Republic as evidenced by the blades signed by "Cassaignard, Royal Armorer in Nantes." Subsequently, the arms already manufactured by this date have the word "Roy" mutilated before disappearing in later orders. Brass hilt marked with the rooster by state agents, sometimes also with the name or initial of the caster "MIDLOT" or "J." Square wooden handle sheathed in calf leather and filigreed brass, and a cap. Short blade with a back and wide grooves of varying lengths: 47-52-59 or 65 cm on a 4 cm base and approximately 1.4 cm wide. This type of blade - of mediocre quality - is exclusive to the Nantes armorer, at least in France, and likely originates from a workshop in Solingen as the engraved symbols suggest, reminiscent of this firearms hub, although one cannot rule out a production from Saint-Étienne incorporating these decorations. It should be noted that armorers commercialize white arms whose blades come exclusively from specialized workshops. Natural colored cowhide scabbard, grooved at the edges, with brass fittings: a 7 cm button cap and a 9.5 cm tip. Weight of the saber without the scabbard: 720 to 790 grams. We find identical blades equiping very rustic foreign-style iron mounts, probably reserved for privateering or commercial armaments."
Brass hilt, guard with a single branch marked with a rooster, state agents' hallmark and a marine anchor topped with a revolutionary cap. Cap with a short tail, wooden handle covered in filigreed brass calf leather. Short blade with a wide back and grooves, 52.5 cm in length, 3.6 cm wide at the base. It is engraved on its first third with a moon, a sun, and an armed arm coming out of a cloud, and engraved near the base "Cassaignard royal armorer in Nantes" (the word king has been filed down). Black waxed cow leather scabbard with two brass fittings and a brass plate formerly glued to the leather, engraved "BOARDING SABER LOUIS XVI."
Very good condition, strong oxidation on the blade, some rear stitching of the scabbard partially undone.
France.
Ancient Monarchy.
NOTE:
Michel Pétard in his work "The Boarding Saber" (Editions du Canonnier 2006) studies this saber on pages 62-63, figures 104 to 116. He dates it from the period 1790 to 1795 and states: "Cassagnard, a gunsmith-armorer with a shop near the Bourse in Nantes, under the signs "A la Victoire" then "A l'hindoue," naturally oriented his production towards privateering or commercial marine like many of his colleagues established in the kingdom's major ports. The revolutionary State entered into significant contracts with him for white arms intended for its navy, and while no archives have been found, sabers have survived, and the rooster hallmark struck on the hilts demonstrates these official supplies from 1793, although they began before the proclamation of the Republic as evidenced by the blades signed by "Cassaignard, Royal Armorer in Nantes." Subsequently, the arms already manufactured by this date have the word "Roy" mutilated before disappearing in later orders. Brass hilt marked with the rooster by state agents, sometimes also with the name or initial of the caster "MIDLOT" or "J." Square wooden handle sheathed in calf leather and filigreed brass, and a cap. Short blade with a back and wide grooves of varying lengths: 47-52-59 or 65 cm on a 4 cm base and approximately 1.4 cm wide. This type of blade - of mediocre quality - is exclusive to the Nantes armorer, at least in France, and likely originates from a workshop in Solingen as the engraved symbols suggest, reminiscent of this firearms hub, although one cannot rule out a production from Saint-Étienne incorporating these decorations. It should be noted that armorers commercialize white arms whose blades come exclusively from specialized workshops. Natural colored cowhide scabbard, grooved at the edges, with brass fittings: a 7 cm button cap and a 9.5 cm tip. Weight of the saber without the scabbard: 720 to 790 grams. We find identical blades equiping very rustic foreign-style iron mounts, probably reserved for privateering or commercial armaments."
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