156 - Naval officer’s sword, Prairial Year XII model.

Naval officer’s sword, Prairial Year XII model. Blade entirely made of gilded copper filigree. Chiseled, gilded brass hilt. Pommel featuring a plumed helmet; single-bar guard; two straight quillons; body knot adorned with a reclining Neptune; bivalve shell decorated with foliage; shell and naval anchor. Triangular blade engraved one-third of the way up, with remnants of blue and gold. Wooden scabbard covered in leather (rear section) with two gilded brass fittings decorated with a frieze of laurel and foliage. Palmette-shaped pommel knob. Length: 95.5 cm A.B.E. First Empire period.