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435 - A fine AN IX-model light cavalry sabre, with a curved blade …
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Estimate €500 - €700
Description
A fine AN IX-model light cavalry sabre, with a curved blade measuring 880 mm, featuring a flat back and a counter-cut edge, signed ‘BARISON’ on the back, with a three-pronged brass hilt and shuttle-shaped earpieces, a club-shaped and a long-tailed cap, main branch hallmarked ‘F.B.’ within a cartouche, wooden tang with a surlied finish, covered in shagreen and complete with its two olive-shaped grip pieces, sturdy iron scabbard with two bands and a in the shape of a lyre, the tip hallmarked ‘F.B.’, signs of wear, oxidation, ABE-BE, LT 1070 mm, France, Empire/Kingdom of Italy period. (BARISONI, a private Italian armourer who manufactured sabres for the Kingdom of Italy and the French army until 1814). Expert: Hervé MATOUS
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