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169 - Infantry officer’s sabre of the National Guard, modelled on …
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Estimate €250 - €350
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Description
Infantry officer’s sabre of the National Guard, modelled on the Guard’s ‘briquets’. Bronze mountings, single-branch guard, curved crossguard adorned with a button. Handle covered in shagreen, with filigree. Curved blade with a flat back and hollow edges, engraved with a knight, foliage and the inscription ‘JE PROTÈGE LA NATION’ (I PROTECT THE NATION), gilded and blued. Leather scabbard with two brass fittings. Length: 87 cm. A.B.E. Blade circa 1790, mount circa 1830.
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About the sale Sabres and headgear from the 19th century and the First World War
Auction location
Auction time 10/10/2026 at 11:00 AM
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