France, Second Empire (1852-1870). - Lot 220

Lot n° 220
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France, Second Empire (1852-1870). - Lot 220
France, Second Empire (1852-1870). Officer's sword of the Imperial Guard model of 1860, privately made "CREUZE Entrepreneur à Châtellerault". Mounting out of gilded melted brass, pommel decorated with an eagle on tuns, the arc of joint decorated with the crowned "N". The keyboard stamped with the large imperial arms on a background of four flags, counter-keyboard with pump system with the button placed on the low ferrule and decorated with oak and laurel branches surmounted by the title "Garde Impériale" on a sanded background. Fuse in filigree horn. Natural leather tie present. Beautiful and strong blade of triangular section, white stained, with manufacturer marking on the heel "Creuzé Entrepeneur à Châtellerault". Black leather scabbard with two gilded brass fittings, the sting chased with a small decoration, the cap decorated with a button decorated with a helmet on a sandy background. 96,5 cm (blade 80 cm). (the frame oxidized green of gray by places, the watermark of the fuse missing, the leather of the scabbard broken six centimeters above the sting, good state of conservation).
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