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Epée de Sous Officier De Gendarmerie Mle 1853. Second Empire.
Brass mounting. Single-branch guard. Keyboard molded in relief of an imperial eagle resting on a bundle of flags. Folding counter-keyboard. Plain round pommel. Moulded brass handle with oak and laurel branches curving upwards. Straight blade with gutters and hollow sides, gray patina, Klingenthal marking, blade length 81.5 cm, total length 97 cm.
Good condition, with traces of use.
France Second Empire.
Ref: OBJA03IQX5