Estate or War Commissioner’s sword, with a chiseled brass gu - Lot 157

Lot n° 157
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500 - 600 EUR
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Estate or War Commissioner’s sword, with a chiseled brass gu - Lot 157
Estate or War Commissioner’s sword, with a chiseled brass guard showing traces of silver plating, a crossguard with two quillons ending in ram’s heads, an urn-shaped pommel, and a fluted ebony tang adorned with two brass escutcheons; blade with a rectangular cross-section at the heel and diamond-patterned over two-thirds of its length: the first third engraved with trophies and an altar of the fatherland, and inscribed: “Pour la Patrie”; leather scabbard, two brass fittings, pommel fitted with two rings. (Later leather; this model was originally entirely silver-plated). Revolutionary and Directory periods. Good condition.
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