158 - Saber modeled after those used by sailors of the Imperial Guard.

Saber modeled after those used by sailors of the Imperial Guard. Handle covered in sheepskin with solid brass filigree. Brass mountings, guard with a hollowed-out branch, guard plates engraved with naval anchors, curved crossguard ending in a ball, unmarked. Regulation blade for the Imperial Guard sailors, with a rounded spine and a counter-edge, engraved with palmette cartouches and anchors marked “Imperial Guard.” Stiff leather scabbard with three cut-out brass fittings. Blade length: 68 cm - Total length: 82.5 cm A.B.E. July Monarchy period for the guard and scabbard. Blade from the Empire period.