Description
France. Naval officer's saber model 1856. Bronze and horn mounting. Oval cap assembled to the ferrule. Joint arch pierced for lanyard passage, openwork plate with navy anchor on pennants. Watermarked horn spindle. Slightly curved blade with groove engraved on the heel "O d'Inf de marine 1856" dated 1879. Steel scabbard with one strap. Total length 98 cm. France, Third Republic period.
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France. Naval officer's saber model 1856. Bronze and horn mounting. Oval cap assembled to the ferrule. Joint arch pierced for lanyard passage, openwork plate with navy anchor on pennants. Watermarked horn spindle. Slightly curved blade with groove engraved on the heel "O d'Inf de marine 1856" dated 1879. Steel scabbard with one strap. Total length 98 cm. France, Third Republic period.