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Naval sabre, Model 1833, known as a boarding sabre, dated on…
See original version (French)
78
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Naval sabre, Model 1833, known as a boarding sabre, dated on…
See original version (French)
Estimate €100 - €150
Voluntary lot
Description
Naval sabre, Model 1833, known as a boarding sabre, dated on the upper edge: ‘Manufacture Royale de Chatellerault, 2 June 1842’
On each side of the blade, within the blood groove, the naval anchor is clearly engraved and visible
This is the second model, known as the ‘pot spoon’: this guard, with its distinctive shape, was reportedly used to scoop rum or tafia from the barrels at the harbour. Without its scabbard
France, 19th century
See original version (French)
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