278 Säbel für einen hohen Kavallerieoffizier, 1. Kaiserreich (1804-1815).

  Fire-gilded bow hilt. The quillons with lion head finial. Kanuf as a dragoon helmet. The bow with oak leaf decoration. Grip ray skin with wire wrapping. Fullered single-edged blade with decorative etching of weapon trophies and arabesques on both sides. Maker's signature on the back: "Manuf. Impl.de Klingenthal C.F.". Magnificent fire-gilt scabbard with leather trim and hand-chased decoration with trophies and laurel leaves. Iron drag iron. On two suspension rings. Length: ca. 103 cm. Magnificent saber, probably for a general of the French cavalry from the time of the 1st Empire.

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