KING'S BODYGUARD SABER, model 1814, Restoration period. 29808

KING'S BODYGUARD SABER, model 1814, Restoration period. 29808

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 trophy flags, oak branches, and laurel leaves. Long-tailed pommel. Handle made of wood covered in gray shagreen and a double braided silver filigree. Guard stamped with the "B" under an inspector's star E.L. Borson, from August 1814 to September 1816, from the Klingenthal Manufacture, and a "B" under a fleur-de-lis in a circle of rings, stamp of J.G. Bick used during the First Restoration from April 1814 to March 1815.
Blade measuring 93.5 cm long, with hollowed edges engraved with a trophy of arms, two fleur-de-lis, and the inscription "KING'S BODYGUARD" on one side, and on the other side with a trophy of the Arms of France and a radiant sun with a face. Spine engraved "Manufre Rle of Klingenthal December 1814". Stamped on the heel with the "B" under an inspector's star E.L. Borson, from August 1814 to September 1816, and the "B" framed by laurel branches from the 1st class controller J.G. Bick, from 1812 to May 1815. Crimson cloth knot.
First model 1814 scabbard in black varnished leather with three gilt bronze fittings decorated with lines and stamped like the guard. Gilt brass rings.

France.
Restoration.
Very good condition.