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LIGHT CAVALRY OFFICER'S SABER
France
19th century
Steel, brass, wood
Total length: 96.5 ; Blade length: 82 cm
(Slight accident)
Brass mounting.
Melon-ribbed cap topped with a short-tailed riveted plug.
Joining arch decorated with rings and an elongated pearl in the middle of the right-hand part, which joins the cruise at right angles.
Curved miter.
Squared wooden handle.
Flat-backed curved blade, gilded cartouche on the heel signed "P. Knecht" and "Solingen", engraved in thirds with floral motifs and bundles of arms.
Brass scabbard with two rings.
Item no.: 3695
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