204 - France, Restoration period (1814–1830).

France, Restoration period (1814–1830). 1816-model Line Cavalry saber from the Klingenthal Manufactory, without scabbard. Cast brass hilt with three secondary branches; the main branch is stamped with a “B” beneath a star within an oval, indicating Étienne Louis BORSON, inspector at the Klingenthal Manufactory from August 1814 to September 1816, and numbered “338.” Short-tailed pommel with an accolade-shaped cutout. Wooden tang bound with string and covered with sheepskin embossed with a brass filigree pattern. Plate with a curved spout; the underside of the spout is hallmarked “B” in cursive for First-Class Inspector Jean-Georges BICK (1809–1825). Leather strap missing. Gray, oxidized, orange-peel-textured blade, straight, with two hollow edges and a slightly rounded back, unmarked (markings worn away). Traces of hallmarks on the heel, including an “L” in an oval for Inspector François Louis LOBSTEIN (1804–1829) and a second illegible hallmark (“B” for First-Class Inspector Jean-Georges BICK (1809–1825)?). The tip of the blade is centered. 115 cm (Blade 99 cm). (Normal wear and tear; the sheepskin on the handle is damaged with missing sections, and the watermark is missing. As is.)