LIGHT CAVALRY OFFICER'S SABER, First Empire. 27661
Brass frame. Three-pronged guard. Long-tailed cap. Wooden handle covered in calfskin, brass filigree. Curved blade with hollow sides engraved and gilded on its first third with military and floral trophies, all on a blued background, length 85.5 cm. Steel scabbard with three brass fittings decorated with protruding moldings.
France.
First Empire.
Saber in good condition, never cleaned since the time, the brass parts have lost their gilding, blade in superb condition having retained all its colors; Originally blued steel scabbard of which some traces remain, it is oxidized and needs cleaning.
Reference :
27661