Light cavalry officer's saber; single-branch brass guard; fl - Lot 69

Lot n° 69
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500 - 700 EUR
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Result : 845EUR
Light cavalry officer's saber; single-branch brass guard; fl - Lot 69
Light cavalry officer's saber; single-branch brass guard; flanges adorned with profile heads of Minerva, a quillon shaped like an animal’s head, a lion-headed pommel, and a checkered ebony tang; a curved blade with a ricasso ending in a counter-edge; brass scabbard decorated with cartouches depicting a trophy, a hussar battle, and the thunderbolts of the General Staff; the lower part is adorned with an urn and a lyre, two ring-shaped bracelets engraved with laurel wreaths framed by spiderwebs; the back is adorned with stars along its entire length, and the upper section around the pommel is embellished with a floral frieze Date: Consulate to early First Empire. Heavily restored weapon; traces of silver plating; repairs to the barbed tip; lower part of the scabbard shows signs of restoration; shaft replaced
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