Description
Saber of the sappers of line infantry, First Empire. Gilt bronze mounting in two parts. Pommel with a rooster head attached to the octagonal spindle. Guard with two straight quillons with lions' heads, cruise featuring a Nemean lion's head. Curved blade with throat and counter edge (shortened by a few centimeters). Leather scabbard with two brass fittings decorated with lines (cracked seam, shrunken leather). Length of the blade :70cm Total length :90cm France, First Empire period.
46
Saber of the sappers of line infantry, First Empire. Gilt bronze mounting in two parts. Pommel with a rooster head attached to the octagonal spindle. Guard with two straight quillons with lions' heads, cruise featuring a Nemean lion's head. Curved blade with throat and counter edge (shortened by a few centimeters). Leather scabbard with two brass fittings decorated with lines (cracked seam, shrunken leather). Length of the blade :70cm Total length :90cm France, First Empire period.