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192 - Saber of a mounted grenadier of the Imperial Guard, 2nd model, with a three-pronged brass guard and a round openwork shell, decorated with a flaming pomegranate; the guard plate is stamped: “VERSAILLES,” “J C” in an oval and another illegible mark; crossguard decorated with a palmette, hallmarked: “J. C.”; the underside bears two marks, a “C” and a sort of sun; pommel hallmarked; tang covered in leather, filigree-decorated (incomplete filigree); Montmorency-style blade hallmarked: “B” with a dot to the left (S. F. Beaumaretz, inspector from September 1803 to June 1807) and: “M” surmounted by a star (C. Marion, inspector from 1808 to 1811), back signed: “Mfture Imple de
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Saber of a mounted grenadier of the Imperial Guard, 2nd model, with a three-pronged brass guard and a round openwork shell, decorated with a flaming pomegranate; the guard plate is stamped: “VERSAILLES,” “J C” in an oval and another illegible mark; crossguard decorated with a palmette, hallmarked: “J. C.”; the underside bears two marks, a “C” and a sort of sun; pommel hallmarked; tang covered in leather, filigree-decorated (incomplete filigree); Montmorency-style blade hallmarked: “B” with a dot to the left (S. F. Beaumaretz, inspector from September 1803 to June 1807) and: “M” surmounted by a star (C. Marion, inspector from 1808 to 1811), back signed: “Mfture Imple de Klingenthal Coulaux frères” (difficult to read, some parts erased), length 96.6 cm; brass scabbard, two slits covered with black leather, two ring-style cuffs, screw-mounted pommel, iron tip stamped: “V,” two other illegible hallmarks; total length 116.5 cm. (On the lower ferrule, two fractures, with no missing material; two small dents on the lower part of the scabbard). Early Empire period. Good condition.
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Antique Weapons, Historical Memorabilia, and DecorationsAuction house
Thierry de Maigret +33 1 44 83 95 20 maxime@tdemaigret.frDelivery is optional. You can use the carrier of your choice. The stated price does not include the lot price or the auction house fees.