Mounted gunner's officer's saber model 1829, 805 mm punched curved blade, marked on the back "Manufacture Royale de Châtellerault" and dated March 1847, brass mounting with one chased branch, wooden spindle covered with stingray and twisted filigree, steel scabbard with two bracelets and asymmetrical stinger, wear, oxidation, TL 980 mm, France Monarchie de Juillet period.

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