Light cavalry officer’s saber, with a single-branch guard ma - Lot 213

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Light cavalry officer’s saber, with a single-branch guard ma - Lot 213
Light cavalry officer’s saber, with a single-branch guard made of brass that was originally gilded; the branch is chased with a fleur-de-lis and foliage motifs; straight crossguard; curved quillon; shuttle-shaped side guards adorned with a Gorgon on a halo; pommel in the shape of a lion’s head engraved with scales, ebony tang checkered to form lozenges; curved blade with a single hollow edge, blued and gilded one-third of the way up, signed on the heel: “Frères Weyersberg fabts à Strasbourg,” engraved with trophies, foliage, and a charging hussar on one side; plain brass scabbard, scabbard rings engraved with laurel leaves, lower section engraved with foliage and a palmette, iron tip; length 102 cm. (Traces of gilding on the guard and scabbard; the scabbard entry is missing; two dents near the tip). Early Empire period. Good condition.
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