Imperial Guard sailor’s saber, with a single-branch brass hi - Lot 221

Lot n° 221
Go to lot
Estimation :
2000 - 3000 EUR
Register for the sale on drouot.com
Imperial Guard sailor’s saber, with a single-branch brass hi - Lot 221
Imperial Guard sailor’s saber, with a single-branch brass hilt; the body knot is shield-shaped and engraved on the front with an anchor; the crossguard is stamped: “DUC,” round pommel with a skirt engraved with a border, leather-covered tang, filigree-decorated (filigree non-compliant); blade with a pronounced curve, a single 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, three brass fittings cut at the ends into a rounded bevel, pommel ending in a button surrounded by a classical dard; length 85.5 cm. (Restored saber: guard repaired, scabbard restored). Early Empire period. Good condition.
My orders
Sale information
Sales conditions
Return to catalogue