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Foot Troops' Sword, Model 1831
France
19th Century
Steel, Brass
Overall Length: 63.7 cm; Blade Length: 48.5 cm
Cast brass mount.
Ovoid pommel topped with a dome serving as a rivet button.
Hilt with twenty-six grooves.
Straight crossguard, wheel quillons, and control marks.
Double-edged, carpal-tongue blade; triangular flattened heel, central ridge, control marks, marked "Talabot Paris".
Ref.: 5645
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Ref: A1BRAMB35P