a saber of Garde du Corps du roi - 2nd model, beautiful mount with fuselage covered with stingray under filigree; blade marked: Manuf re Rle du Klingenthal October 1814 and designated on one side: Gardes du Corps du Roi with two fleurs-de-lis and military attributes and on the other side a decoration of mascaron in a sun, of escutcheon with crowned fleurs-de-lis and various military attributes. Marked by Bick and Major Borson - L93 cm - Metal scabbard without oxidation with all its trimmings (small dent on the bottom of the scabbard), damaged bowl, missing the holding screw and the spring blades. Conforms to the regulation (these sabers were manufactured in Klingenthal in 781 specimens in 1814)

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