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Dragoon officer's SABER, model 1784
France
18th century
Brass, copper, steel, leather
Long. total: 111; Long. blade: 97 cm
(Accident to the scabbard)
Gilded brass frame, sub-cylindrical cap, diamond rivet button, tail coulter.
Tied handle, covered with shagreen and filigree with twisted brass wire.
Joining arch making a right angle with the cruise on which rests a cut scallop shell.
Four secondary “S” branches joining the arch separately.
Short quillon with rolled end.
Straight blade with two hollow sides.
Blackened leather scabbard, with two brass fittings and two copper bail rings.
Missing item in possession.
Ref. : 4032
Text and photos © FCP CORIDON
Ref: 9E3X76JFC1