217 - Rare 1752-model hussar saber, with a single-branch brass guard, two large earpieces, a two-piece pommel with a long tail, and a leather-covered tang secured by two rosette-shaped brass rivets; curved, flat blade with a wide lateral fuller, engraved on each side with a charging hussar surmounted by the motto: “VIVAT hussar,” below which are the crowned arms of France and a radiant sun; wooden scabbard covered in leather, with brass fittings: three rings, the two widest featuring sling rings, a chape and a bouterole mounted with clasps on one side, two brass plates beneath the three lower rings and the bouterole, two straps—one of which is shorter—and an iron tip; length 104 cm. (Engravings on the blade are worn; one iron ring is missing; wear and a small piece of wood is missing from the scabbard).

Rare 1752-model hussar saber, with a single-branch brass guard, two large earpieces, a two-piece pommel with a long tail, and a leather-covered tang secured by two rosette-shaped brass rivets; curved, flat blade with a wide lateral fuller, engraved on each side with a charging hussar surmounted by the motto: “VIVAT hussar,” below which are the crowned arms of France and a radiant sun; wooden scabbard covered in leather, with brass fittings: three rings, the two widest featuring sling rings, a chape and a bouterole mounted with clasps on one side, two brass plates beneath the three lower rings and the bouterole, two straps—one of which is shorter—and an iron tip; length 104 cm. (Engravings on the blade are worn; one iron ring is missing; wear and a small piece of wood is missing from the scabbard). Date: 1752–1767. Fairly good condition. This regulation hussar saber is one of the rarest.