Null LIGHT CAVALRY SABRE, model
1822-83Leather-covered
handle
with filigree, bra…

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LIGHT CAVALRY SABRE, model 1822-83Leather-covered handle with filigree, brass frame, three-pronged guard. Straight blade from Châtellerault dated 8bre 1889. Scabbard in iron sheet metal with a strap with the same serial number as the guard. B. E.

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LIGHT CAVALRY SABRE, model 1822-83Leather-covered handle with filigree, brass frame, three-pronged guard. Straight blade from Châtellerault dated 8bre 1889. Scabbard in iron sheet metal with a strap with the same serial number as the guard. B. E.

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