SABRETACHE AND LIGHT CAVALRY OFFICER'S BELT (HUNTERS AND HUSSARS), Second Republic, Presidency of Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte, 1848-1852. 28232
Black patent leather belt, width 3.2 cm. It is finished with two round loops, diameter 4.2 cm, in gilded brass stamped in relief with a lion's head and connected together by an S-shaped hook representing snake heads. At the back of the belt, three other trapezoidal buckles are present, they receive the three suspension straps of the sabretache, in black patent leather, width of the straps 1.7 cm.
Black patent leather tray, H 29 cm, width at the top 18.5 cm, width at the bottom 25.5 cm, with interior patent leather pocket lined with black velvet, H 25 cm. In the center a gilded brass plaque in the shape of an uncrowned eagle, stamped. H of the plate 14 cm, width 12 cm.
France.
Second Republic, Presidency of Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte, 1848-1852.
Very good condition, one broken strap without missing and some wear and tear on the belt.
Reference :
28232