Imperial Guard sailor’s saber, with a ribbed round brass hil - Lot 193

Lot n° 193
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Imperial Guard sailor’s saber, with a ribbed round brass hil - Lot 193
Imperial Guard sailor’s saber, with a ribbed round brass hilt, shield-shaped side guards—the front one engraved with an anchor—and a quillon ending in a ball, stamped on the top: “DUC,” round pommel with a skirt engraved with a border, leather-covered tang with a single brass filigree; blade with a pronounced curve, a hollow edge, and a half-round back, engraved on each side with a cartouche, a palmette at each end: “Garde Impériale” between two rope-wrapped anchors; wooden scabbard covered in leather, with three brass fittings cut at the ends into a rounded bevel, the pommel ending in a button surrounded by a classical dart; length 85.5 cm. Early Empire period. Very good condition.
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