Lot n° 82
Estimation :
300 - 500
EUR
France, 1st Empire (1804-1814). AN IX model Light Cavalry tr - Lot 82
France, 1st Empire (1804-1814). AN IX model Light Cavalry troop saber made by the Imperial Manufactory of Klingenthal in March 1813 and mounted by the Versailles Manufactory. Cast brass "à la chasseur" mounting, olive rivet knob. Long-tailed oval cap. Wooden handle covered with basane and reinforced with a brass half-olive nail. Baguette mounts with rounded ends. The frame is hallmarked on the main branch "VERSAILLES" and "B" in cursive in an oval for BOUTET, contractor for the Manufacture de Versailles from 1800 to 1818. Tie missing. Blade with small stained gray patina with hollow sides and flat back marked "Manufacture Impériale du Klingenthal mars 1813". The heel of the blade is stamped "K" under a star for J.I. Krantz, inspector appointed director from March 1812 to August 1814, "B" in a wreath of laurel leaves for J.G. Bick, 1st class controller from February 1809 to July 1819 and "L" for François, Louis LOBSTEIN, reviser then controller from 1804 to 1829. Steel scabbard with stained gray patina and traces of orange peel oxidation in places, with 2 suspension rings and asymmetrical steel stinger. 101.5 cm (blade 87 cm). (Wear and minor wear, marking on back of blade a little worn. Good condition).
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