France, Restoration (1814-1830). 1814 model Sabre des Gardes - Lot 96

France, Restoration (1814-1830). 1814 model Sabre des Gardes du Corps du Roi, from the Manufacture Royale du klingenthal February 1815. Gilt cast brass mounting, with one main branch and three secondary branches forming a shell decorated with the Arms of France under a royal crown between oak and laurel branches, on a background of flags. Long-tailed dome-shaped cap decorated with line decoration. Twined wooden handle sheathed in stingray with double braided silver filigree. Quillon cut into a fleur-de-lys and hallmarked "B" under a star (?) in a wreath of foliage for Jean-George BICK, 1st class comptroller, from 1809 to 1834, the hallmark corresponding to the period 1812 to 1824 and "B" under a star for Lieutenant-Colonel Louis Étienne BORSON, inspector from 1814 to 1816. Scarlet wool tie. Blade with hollow sides and flat back, engraved on one side with a trophy of arms, two fleurs-de-lis and the inscription "GARDES DU CORPS DU ROI", and on the other side with a trophy, the Arms of France under crown and the radiant sun. Marked on the back "Manufre Rle de Klingenthal octobre 1814". It is hallmarked at the heel with "B" in a wreath of foliage and "B" under a star (?), identical to the hallmarks on the frame. First model 1814 scabbard, in black leather with three gilded molten brass fittings (traces of gilding), cut in brace and line-decorated. The fittings are stamped "B" under a star for Lieutenant-Colonel Louis Étienne BORSON, inspector from 1814 to 1816, and "B" under a star (?) in a wreath of foliage for Jean-George BICK, 1st class controller, from 1809 to 1834, the stamp corresponding to the period 1812 to May 1824. 108.5 cm (Blade 93.5 cm) (Wear and minor accidents from use. Good condition). Note: Troop and officer sabers The King's Bodyguard will be equipped with the model 1814 saber of the first type with leather scabbard from May 1814. Sabers model 1816, known as the second type, with steel scabbards were issued from 1817. A total of 3,127 sabers were produced, 1,598 at the Royal Manufactory in Klingenthal and 1,529 at the Versailles Manufactory.