OFFICER'S SWORD OF THE COLONIAL COMMISSION AND MARITIME OFFICIALS, model 1837 modified 1883, Third Republic. 24990
Gilded bronze frame. Guard decorated with oak and laurel branches. Keyboard molded in relief of a wreath of oak and laurel leaves in silver metal, on a background of a bundle of four flags, with oak and laurel branches. Smooth counter-keyboard folding by means of a spring. Pommel decorated with a fruity flower at the top and scallops. Filigree brass horn handle, gilded brass ferrules. White double-edged blade and gutters, length 92.5 cm. Nickel-plated steel scabbard with a bail ring.
France.
Third Republic.
Good condition, rubbed gilding, small accidents on the fuse, oxidized scabbard.
Reference :
24990