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215 - A SOUVENIR OF JOSEPH SANSOT, of the mounted hunters of the I…
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Estimate €600 - €800
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A SOUVENIR OF JOSEPH SANSOT, of the mounted hunters of the Imperial Guard. Two-shot percussion hunting rifle. Round barrel. Flat-bodied lock plates and round-bodied hammers. Fittings in cut and plain silver. Walnut stock carved with the head of a mythical creature. E.M. (Mechanical damage and impact marks). The stock, refitted at the time the rifle was made, circa 1820–1830, bears the silver plate from his ‘carabine d’honneur’ dating from the Consular era (circa 1800), engraved with ‘The First Consul to Cen Sansot, a lieutenant in the 15th Dragoon Regiment, on 5 Bre An 7, whilst serving in the Army of Italy, led 14 dragoons in capturing a bridge defended by 100 men’. Significant scratch on the lower section. Length: 113 cm Joseph SANSOT (1776–1853) distinguished himself on numerous occasions during the Revolutionary Wars; a veteran of the Egyptian campaign, he joined the mounted chasseurs of the Consuls’ Guard and later the Imperial Guard under the Consulate. The Emperor even signed his marriage contract. He distinguished himself at Austerlitz and was appointed first lieutenant. Having fallen ill at the end of the Prussian campaign (1806), he became Inspector of Water and Forests in Boulogne. Our plaque completes the ‘Fastes de la Légion d’honneur’, which do not specifically mention the act of valour for which he received his carbine.
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About the sale Military History and Antique Weapons
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Auction time 10/28/2026 at 2:00 PM
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