Description
France. Model 1882 infantry officer's saber. Mounted in nickel silver and horn. Oval-shaped cap attached to the ferrule, three-pronged hilt on a jointed arch pierced for the lanyard and curved, teardrop-shaped quillon. Watermarked horn spindle (small accident). Straight blade with full-length gutter from the Châtellerault factory, dated 1893. Iron scabbard with one strap and cut stinger. Total length 94.5 cm. France, Third Republic period
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France. Model 1882 infantry officer's saber. Mounted in nickel silver and horn. Oval-shaped cap attached to the ferrule, three-pronged hilt on a jointed arch pierced for the lanyard and curved, teardrop-shaped quillon. Watermarked horn spindle (small accident). Straight blade with full-length gutter from the Châtellerault factory, dated 1893. Iron scabbard with one strap and cut stinger. Total length 94.5 cm. France, Third Republic period
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