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Foot Troops' Sword, Model 1831
France
19th Century
Steel, brass, leather
Overall length: 63 cm; Blade length: 48.4 cm
Cast brass mount.
Ovoid pommel topped with a dome serving as a rivet button.
Hilt with twenty-six grooves.
Straight crossguard, wheel quillons, control marks, serialized "254" and "607".
Double-edged blade, carpal tongue; triangular flattened heel, central ridge, control marks.
Leather scabbard, brass fittings
Belt loop.
Ref.: 5646
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