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SABRE d'officiers des chasseurs de Vincennes, model 1838
France
19th century
Steel, horn
Total length: 89.5 ; Blade length: 75.5 cm
Gilded brass mounting.
Long-tailed cap with laurel and oak leaf borders.
Joining bow with flower-engraved ring.
Shell chased with four flags, laurel and oak branches.
Short quillon decorated with a star.
Brown horn spindle.
Slightly curved blade with single-edged edge and counter-edge, signed "A Chassepot Manfeur à Châtellerault"; control mark.
Leather tie.
Sheet steel scabbard with one ring.
Item no.: 6066
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