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France, Louis-Philippe (1830–1848).
See original version (French)
201
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France, Louis-Philippe (1830–1848).
See original version (French)
Estimate €80 - €120
Voluntary lot
Description
France, Louis-Philippe (1830–1848).
Model 1816 foot artillery sword for an officer or non-commissioned officer of the National Guard.
One-piece cast brass mount with eighteen scale-like ridges and no rivets. The pommel is decorated with the cockerel of the July Monarchy, its right leg resting on a globe, inscribed within a medallion on a sandblasted background on each side. Straight crossguard with a sandblasted background, decorated in the centre with a five-petalled flower between two palmettes. Straight blade with a grey patina and traces of orange-peel oxidation, double-edged with two long fuller grooves. Blackened leather scabbard with a central back seam and two brass fittings; the pommel has an oval-shaped button and is stamped ‘10’.
55.5 cm (Blade 42.5 cm).
(Signs of wear and use; a variant of an officer’s sword with smaller dimensions, uncommon; in fairly good condition).
See original version (French)
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Ref. : 0027950 - 22
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