225 - *1821 deluxe model infantry officer’s ceremonial saber, chiseled and gilded brass guard, blade inscribed: “PRIX DE TIR - MAI 1831 - PRESENTED BY A FRIEND OF THE MAYENNE NATIONAL GUARD,” tang covered in shagreen, silver filigree partially missing; beautiful blade, blued and gilded over two-thirds of its length, engraved within cartouches, on one side: “GARDE NATIONALE” and, on the other: “LIBERTÉ ORDRE PUBLIC,” flanked on either side by a trophy of arms and a rooster perched on a shaft, signed on the heel against a gold background, on one side: “Le Page Arq. du Roi” and on the other: “À Paris”; leather scabbard with two beautiful brass fittings, chiseled and gilded, the pommel decorated along its entire length; length 91.5 cm. (The tip of the blade shows signs of oxidation).

*1821 deluxe model infantry officer’s ceremonial saber, chiseled and gilded brass guard, blade inscribed: “PRIX DE TIR - MAI 1831 - PRESENTED BY A FRIEND OF THE MAYENNE NATIONAL GUARD,” tang covered in shagreen, silver filigree partially missing; beautiful blade, blued and gilded over two-thirds of its length, engraved within cartouches, on one side: “GARDE NATIONALE” and, on the other: “LIBERTÉ ORDRE PUBLIC,” flanked on either side by a trophy of arms and a rooster perched on a shaft, signed on the heel against a gold background, on one side: “Le Page Arq. du Roi” and on the other: “À Paris”; leather scabbard with two beautiful brass fittings, chiseled and gilded, the pommel decorated along its entire length; length 91.5 cm. (The tip of the blade shows signs of oxidation). Louis-Philippe period, 1831. Good to very good condition.