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live December 5 | 10:00 AM
Hôtel des ventes Giraudeau

194 - France, First Empire (1804–1814).

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€20 - 40

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24%

France, First Empire (1804–1814). Remains of a Model 1811 ship’s saber, known as the “No. 1 ship’s saber,” without a scabbard. Hilt with a shell-shaped guard, a short, eight-sided pommel matching the tang, and a quillon ending in a palmette. The shell is highly convex, with a width of 13 cm at its center. The blade has a slight curve, a hollow edge, and a flat back with no markings (missing). The hilt and blade are orange-peel oxidized and repainted; the hilt is gilded and the blade is aluminum-colored. In the condition in which it was discovered; never previously part of a collection. 79 cm (blade 65 cm). (damage, as is).

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Auction details

Militaria
Saturday, December 5
10:00 AM
25 Rue Joseph-Cugnot
37300 Joue-les--tours, France

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Hôtel des ventes Giraudeau +33 2 47 37 71 71 contact@hdv-giraudeau.fr
On Drouot for more than 10 years avec More than 130,000 lots published

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