HUSSARD OFFICER'S SABER, First Empire. 28175
Brass frame. Guard with a faceted and pearl branch. Ogive-shaped cruise. Short-tailed crown with so-called “melon rib” pommel. Finely squared wooden handle. Curved blade with hollow sides and gutters, length 84.5 cm, engraved on each side, on its first third with a gold background, of a charging hussar with radiant military trophy and floral decorations, all on a blued background. Brass scabbard with protruding bowl, bail bracelets framed with flat moldings decorated with nets, steel dart.
France.
First Empire.
Very good condition, the blade has lost 80% of its colors.
Reference :
28175