DRAGON OFFICER'S SABER, First Empire. 25857
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DRAGON OFFICER'S SABER, First Empire. 25857
Brass frame. Five-branched guard forming a shell with an openwork palmette called a “battle guard”. Octagonal shaped cap in decorated brass with short tail features. Wooden handle covered in black waxed calfskin with brass filigree. Straight double-grooved blade, length 91.5 cm, engraved and gilded on its first third with military trophies and floral decorations, signed on the heel "IS & C", all on a blued background. Remnant of scarlet cloth tie. Black patent leather scabbard with three brass fittings with scalloped edges, decorated with lines.
France.
First Empire.
Good state of conservation with oxidation from use on the blade.
Brass frame. Five-branched guard forming a shell with an openwork palmette called a “battle guard”. Octagonal shaped cap in decorated brass with short tail features. Wooden handle covered in black waxed calfskin with brass filigree. Straight double-grooved blade, length 91.5 cm, engraved and gilded on its first third with military trophies and floral decorations, signed on the heel "IS & C", all on a blued background. Remnant of scarlet cloth tie. Black patent leather scabbard with three brass fittings with scalloped edges, decorated with lines.
France.
First Empire.
Good state of conservation with oxidation from use on the blade.
Reference :
25857
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