Light cavalry saber model 1822. Handle covered with watermarked leather. Mounting and guard with three branches out of gilded brass. Cap with short tail. Straight blade with flat back, and gutters, marked by the manufacture of Châtellerault March 1883. Iron scabbard with one ring. Bears the same numbers 13732 on the guard and on the scabbard. Good condition with a strap.

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