FRANCE ou AFRIQUE
Two swords:
- one of uniform.
Gold-plated brass hilt with one branch, two quillons, uneven heart plate, and pommel with empanelled helmet.
Spindle decorated with a double copper filigree.
Blade of triangular section.
Late 18th or early 19th century.
Blade length : 83.5 cm - Total length : 100 cm.
Without scabbard.
Dedorated mounting; play on the plate; oxidation on the blade.
- a Berber Tuareg Takouba.
Guard in patinated metal partially lined with brown leather.
Leather and colored metal scabbard.
Total length : 96.5 cm.
Blade blocked in the scabbard because of rust.
Wear, shocks, scratches and tears; tears to the straps of the scabbard.
