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338 - France, Third Republic (1870–1940).
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€40 - 60Sale fees
France, Third Republic (1870–1940). Junior Officer’s Sword of the Medical Corps, model of March 19, 1872, privately made, unmarked. Cast brass mountings. Diabolo pommel. The tang is entirely filigree copper. Kidney-shaped guard featuring the Serpent of Epidaurus flanked by oak and olive branches; folding counterguard in the “Manceaux” style. White blade with a double fuller, unmarked. Hilt tie missing. Orange-peel oxidized steel scabbard with a single suspension ring. As found; never previously in a collection. 102 cm (blade 86 cm). (Signs of wear and damage; the filigree pommel is covered with a cord [the condition of the filigree on the hilt beneath the cord has not been verified]; orange-peel-patterned oxidized steel scabbard; in fairly good condition).
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