CAVALRY OFFICER'S SABER, First Empire. 27916
Gilded brass frame. Guard at a branch. Short-tailed cap. Finely checkered ebony handle. Curved blade with hollow sides, length 83.4 cm, engraved and gilded with military trophies, civic crown, floral decorations, all on a blued background. Scabbard entirely in gilded brass, bowl entrance and bail bracelets molded in relief, brass eyebolts and bail rings.
France.
First Empire.
Very good condition, gilding missing.
Reference :
27916