France Second Empire (1852-1870). - Lot 212

Lot n° 212
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3000 - 4000 EUR
Result : NC
France Second Empire (1852-1870). - Lot 212
France Second Empire (1852-1870). Rare ARCELIN saber-lance trial model. Cast brass frame, cap with beads and short tail with locking system for attachment to the snap hook. Handle in brass filigree horn, swollen towards the guard. Arched jointing bow with two secondary branches. Oval guard plate ending in a beak with a hollow ring, the interior reinforced with a steel ring and intended to receive the barrel of the carabiner. White buffalo tie present. Beautiful straight blade, white polished, 100 cm long, with flat back and hollow sides, marked on the back "Manufacture Impériale de Châtellerault Avril 1854". Steel scabbard with two suspension rings and symmetrical sting, white polished with small spots of oxidation. It is stamped on the top of the scabbard "G" and "C" in circles. 115 cm (blade 100 cm). (very good condition). Note: this ARCELIN saber-lance test model, equipped with a straight blade with a flat back and hollow side, prefigures the Arcelin saber-lance model 1856 with a triangular section blade of the Préval type.
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