213 - France, Reign of Louis-Philippe (1830–1848).

France, Reign of Louis-Philippe (1830–1848). Rare Model 1816 Navy sword from the Royal Manufactory of Châtellerault. One-piece cast brass hilt with eighteen rows of scales secured by three steel rivets. The pommel is smooth (the motif that originally adorned the pommel has been erased). Straight crossguard with a smooth, undecorated surface, stamped with an anchor with rounded arms on one side. Leather strap missing. 1816-model saber blade, gray with spots and small traces of oxidation (rust spots), featuring two small hollow sections near the heel and a long hollow section toward the point; manufacturer’s markings on the heel: “Manufacture Royale de Châtellerault " on one side and, on the other side, two partially legible hallmarks at the heel, including a "B" in a circle for Antoine BELMONT, Squadron Commander and Director of the Manufactory during the period (1840–1841). Blackened leather scabbard with a back seam offset to one side within one of the rounded sections and featuring two brass fittings. The crossguard is fitted with a leather tab. The blade is stamped with a “B” beneath a star within a shield, indicating Second-Class Inspector François Antoine BISCH—the model used during the period 1840–1844—and a “3” within a rectangle. The leather is stamped with the manufacturer’s mark “GIRARD LOUIS CHATELLERAULT.” A 10-centime coin dated 1941, discovered in the scabbard during cleaning, is included. 64 cm (blade 48 cm). (Signs of wear and minor cosmetic imperfections. Uncommon, in good condition).