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two swords that are laying next to each other on a tablean image of a pair of swords sitting on top of a white surfacea knife that is sitting on top of a bottlea close up of a knife with a blade in ita gold sword with a metal handle on a white surfacea sword with a gold handle on a white surface
Minerve Enchères

211 - Model 1896 cavalry officer’s sabre, of the type used by gene…
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Estimate €200 - €300
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Description
Model 1896 cavalry officer’s sabre, of the type used by general officers. Horn hilt with filigree. Brass mountings, symmetrical shell-shaped guard (crack in the main branch). Pommel decorated with three major-general’s stars (later addition). Straight blade with a flat back, engraved ‘Cavalry Officer’s Sabre Model 1896, Manufacture d’armes de Châtellerault, May 1917’. Sheath made of sheet iron with a single strap. Length: 109 cm. ABE.
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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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Minerve Auctions
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