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79 - SABRE D'HONNEUR DE SOUS-OFFICIER D'INFANTERIE to citizen Tho…
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SABRE D'HONNEUR DE SOUS-OFFICIER D'INFANTERIE to citizen Thomas MONTLAURENT (1773-1832) Infantry officer's lighter in hallmarked silver. Handle covered with basane with silver filigree. Plain cap with short cut-out skirt. Single-branch hilt with grooved decoration. Quillon curved towards the point, chased with melon ribs. Raised with a long, curved officer's blade with flat back, counter-edge and hollow sides, engraved, gilded and blued in thirds with decoration of trophies, laurel wreath and foliate scrolls. Iron scabbard with two suspension rings on which was mounted the original attribution silver cap engraved "Le Premier Consul au Cen Montlaurent Thomas sergent de la 25me demi-brigade", (the "u" of Consul retouched). Hallmarks "BY" and "D", and large guarantee hallmark 1798-1809. A.B.E. Consulate period, modified during its passage in the mounted gendarmerie under the Empire. Infantry sabre of honour reassembled for use as a cavalry sabre, given the recipient's record of service. The original chape has been shortened to fit the scabbard, blocking it by the first piton; the chape button has been removed; the strap is later. Note the heavy wear on two iron pins, evidence of intense service. MONTLAURENT Thomas, (27 January 1773 - 9 January 1832, Reims-Marne), Sergeant in the 25th demi-brigade of light infantry, distinguished himself in the Army of Italy in 1800, and gave great proof of his valour throughout the blockade of Genoa. The First Consul awarded him a sabre of honour on 10 Prairial, Year XI. In 1803, he joined the 14th gendarmerie legion. He was still a mounted constable in the Marne company in 1819. Nota : This weapon is particularly interesting. Given by the First Consul to an infantry non-commissioned officer, he had it modified when he was transferred to the mounted gendarmerie in view of his attachment (quite rightly) to his sabre of honour. Expert: Mr Jean-Claude DEY.
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About the sale 2:30 pm - ACTÉON'S TREASURES #38 - INTERIORS OF BEAUTIFUL HOUSES
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Auction time 06/20/2026 at 2:30 PM
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