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LOT 1496
Napoleonic Infantry Officer's Sabre
FRENCH, CIRCA 1790 A.D.
31 3/4 in. (666 grams, 81 cm).
Comprising a long single-edged blade with corrugated spine, gently curved towards the shallow point; bronze sleeve to the grip with swept quillon and knuckle-guard, lug finial pieced to accept a sword-knot; ribbed wooden grip with leather covering; heavy usage wear. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in 2008.
Property of a Kent, UK, private collector.
Modelled on the sabres of the infantry officers of the Jeune Garde Imperiale.
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