Hussar Troop Sabre, model year IV, Revolution.
Rose brass hilt, guard with a single branch stamped with the "M" under a toothed wheel of J.J. Mouton, civil inspector from November 1793 to March 1798, and the oval-shaped "LW" stamp within a beaded crown of B.P.C. Levavasseur, inspector from March 1798 to September 1803, long-tailed pommel, handle in black waxed calf leather. Curved blade with hollow facets, length 80.9 cm, width at the base 4 cm, engraved on the back with "Mfture de Klingenthal" and stamped similarly to the handle. Scarlet cloth tie. Wooden scabbard covered in black waxed leather with two large steel fittings with brass belt loops and steel rings. Steel blade. Brass chape with a cup cavity entrance.
France.
Revolution.
Very good condition, some oxidation spots on the blade, leather of the scabbard with a seam accident and some wormholes, missing calf leather on the handle.
NOTE:
Michel Pétard writes in his book "The History of Hussar Sabres from Louis XIV to the Present Day," Canonnier Editions 2010, "The republican version of the 1777 sabre is distinguished from its direct ancestor by its iron-trimmed scabbard. No significant archives allow us to know its origin, but the comparison of markings on many specimens demonstrates manufacturing ranging from around 1792 to 1798 and predominantly originating from Klingenthal. Additionally, privately requisitioned industry productions were also very present, sometimes using blades forged in Klingenthal. Of course, the large fleur-de-lis engraved on the blade under the monarchy until 1792 gives way to the monogram "Repe" "Franse" engraved on both sides of the blade. The back always featuring ‘KLINGENTHAL’ engraved in bold capitals. Sabre figure 33: Klingenthal stamps between 1793 and 1798. Sabre figure 34: Klingenthal stamps between 1798 and 1802."
Reference :
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