REVOLUTIONARY VOLUNTEER OFFICER'S SABER WITH "CLIMBING LION". Gilt and chased bronze mounting. Long-tailed lion cap. Copper filigree handle. Three-pronged guard and shell decorated with oak leaves and the "climbing lion" holding the club. Iron sting. Curved blade with flat back, counter-edge, gutters and hollow sides, engraved on one side with "La Loi et le ..." (Law and the ...), and on the other with "La Loi et le ..." (Law and the ...). (Roy effaced), and on the other "Pour la Nation et le ..." (Roy effaced). (Roy effaced). Basane-covered wooden scabbard with two brass fittings and two brass splints (repair to a stud). A.B.E. (Old but later scabbard, missing rings, trace of polishing on the blade).

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