A remarkable 1854/1878 officer’s cavalry saber, modified in - Lot 241

Lot n° 241
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A remarkable 1854/1878 officer’s cavalry saber, modified in - Lot 241
A remarkable 1854/1878 officer’s cavalry saber, modified in 1882, with a gilded brass guard from the enlisted model, featuring four engraved and gilded prongs adorned on the inside with laurel leaves; the crossguard is engraved with a Cross of Lorraine and, across its entire surface, thistles; pommel adorned with a monogrammed escutcheon: “P E” intertwined; tang covered in leather, filigree-decorated; double-grooved blade, signed on the back: “Manufacture d'Armes de Châtt 9bre 1878 - Dragon Mle 1854, Tmé 1882,” fitted with a black combat officer’s leather sword knot; nickel-plated iron scabbard, single ring fastener; length 111 cm. (Screw securing the scabbard opening has been replaced). Third Republic period. Good condition.
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