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Maître Brice Pescheteau-Badin
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LIGHT CAVALRY SABRE, with a brass mount, a single-bar guard …
See original version (French)
153
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LIGHT CAVALRY SABRE, with a brass mount, a single-bar guard …
See original version (French)
Estimate €300 - €500
Voluntary lot
Description
LIGHT CAVALRY SABRE, with a brass mount, a single-bar guard in the ‘German’ style adorned with two ovals surrounding a multi-sided shuttle, a short, melon-ribbed pommel, a curved crossguard ending in a bar, a grooved and chequered wooden grip; a curved blade with hollow edges, a flat back and a counter-cut edge, with the lower third blued and engraved with flowers, foliage and interlaced patterns surrounded by gold; the brass scabbard with two ring-shaped bands and an asymmetrical iron tip.
Late 18th century, Consulate period.
Blade length: 84 cm.
Total length (with scabbard): 100 cm.
Signs of wear and damage to the scabbard; the blade is pitted.
See original version (French)
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