France, 1st quarter 19th century. Set of two "Briquet" model AN XI infantry sabers, without scabbard. - One in cast brass with 28 grooves, no visible hallmark or maker's mark. Stained gray blade with traces of oxidation, slightly curved, flat-backed with marking on the back "Manufacture Royale de Klingenthal Septembre ...." the production date illegible, and hallmarked on the heel "L" in a circle for François Louis LOBSTEIN, reviser from 1804 to 1821 and "B" in a circle between branches of foliage for the 1st class controller Jean-George BICK corresponding to the period early 1812 - 1815. 72.5 cm (Blade 60 cm). (In its uncovered condition, never before in a collection, bumps on the blade edge, the marking on the back of the blade and the punches date the saber to the 2nd Restoration period 1815-1830). - The other is in bronze with 28 flutes. Single-branch hilt punched several times, some illegibly, including "K" under a star in a circle for Joseph KRANTZ, inspector at the Manufacture Impériale de Klingenthal in 1812-13 and 1816-17, then "P. D. L." for use in the National Guard. Stained gray blade with rust bloom, slightly curved, flat-backed, and stamped "H. & R. BOKER Remscheid" for manufacture in Solingen, dating the sword to circa 1809-1816. 67.5 cm (Blade 54.3 cm). (In its uncovered condition, never before in a collection, the hallmarks on the frame and the markings on the heel of the blade date the sword to the end of the 1st Empire or the 2nd Restoration 1815-1830).