SABRE DES GARDES DU CORPS DU ROI, modèle 1814, Restauration. 26595
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KING'S BODYGUARD SABRE, model 1814, Restoration period. 26595
Gilt brass hilt. Guard with four branches forming a shell decorated with the Arms of France under a royal crown and against a background of a bundle of flags and oak and laurel branches. Cap with a long tail. Handle made of wood covered with grey shagreen and a double woven silver filigree. Pommel stamped with a "B" under a star of the inspector E.L. Borson, August 1814 to September 1816, from the Klingenthal Manufacture, and with a "B" under a fleur-de-lys in a circle of rings, likely the hallmark of J.G. Bick used during the First Restoration from April 1814 to March 1815.
Blade 93.6 cm long, with hollow ground edges engraved with a trophy of weapons, two fleur-de-lis, and the inscription "KING'S BODYGUARD" on one side, and on the other side, a trophy of the Arms of France and a radiant sun with a face. Spine engraved "Manufacture Royale de Klingenthal February 1815." Stamped at the base with the "B" under the star of the inspector E.L. Borson, August 1814 to September 1816, and the "B" flanked by laurel branches of the 1st class controller J.G. Bick, 1812 to May 1815. Scarlet cloth tie.
First model 1814 scabbard in black varnished leather with three gilt bronze fittings decorated with lines and stamped like the pommel. Brass rings.
France.
Restoration period.
Good condition, hilt gilding at 80%, blade with slight oxidation from use, scabbard fittings partially gilt worn.
Gilt brass hilt. Guard with four branches forming a shell decorated with the Arms of France under a royal crown and against a background of a bundle of flags and oak and laurel branches. Cap with a long tail. Handle made of wood covered with grey shagreen and a double woven silver filigree. Pommel stamped with a "B" under a star of the inspector E.L. Borson, August 1814 to September 1816, from the Klingenthal Manufacture, and with a "B" under a fleur-de-lys in a circle of rings, likely the hallmark of J.G. Bick used during the First Restoration from April 1814 to March 1815.
Blade 93.6 cm long, with hollow ground edges engraved with a trophy of weapons, two fleur-de-lis, and the inscription "KING'S BODYGUARD" on one side, and on the other side, a trophy of the Arms of France and a radiant sun with a face. Spine engraved "Manufacture Royale de Klingenthal February 1815." Stamped at the base with the "B" under the star of the inspector E.L. Borson, August 1814 to September 1816, and the "B" flanked by laurel branches of the 1st class controller J.G. Bick, 1812 to May 1815. Scarlet cloth tie.
First model 1814 scabbard in black varnished leather with three gilt bronze fittings decorated with lines and stamped like the pommel. Brass rings.
France.
Restoration period.
Good condition, hilt gilding at 80%, blade with slight oxidation from use, scabbard fittings partially gilt worn.
Reference :
26595
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