Description
France: Light cavalry officer's saber. Handle entirely copper filigree. Brass mounting. Long-tail cap. Single-branch, auricular guard with straight quillon. Long curved blade with flat back, counter-edge and hollow sides. Scabbard with two brass rings. Iron sting. Blade decorated with foliage. Damaged watermark. First half of the 19th century.
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France: Light cavalry officer's saber. Handle entirely copper filigree. Brass mounting. Long-tail cap. Single-branch, auricular guard with straight quillon. Long curved blade with flat back, counter-edge and hollow sides. Scabbard with two brass rings. Iron sting. Blade decorated with foliage. Damaged watermark. First half of the 19th century.