France, 2nd Restoration (1815-1830). - Lot 100

France, 2nd Restoration (1815-1830). Infantry saber called "briquet", AN XI model, the frame stamped Versailles, circa 1816. Bronze mount with 28 flutes. Single-prong hilt, hallmarked "VERSAILLES" and "K" under star for Inspector J.I. Krantz, "B" under star for P. Bick, controller from December 1813 to September 1818 and "LOI". The end of the quillon is stamped "B" in cursive within a circle for Joseph Ambroise BISCH, controller 2nd class (1809-1824). Slightly curved, flat-backed blade with a small, stained gray patina and traces of rust-blossom oxidation, marked "Manufacture Royale du Klingenthal Mars 1816" on the back. It is hallmarked on the heel "B" in a wreath of foliage for 1st class controller Jean-George BICK, "L" in a circle for 2nd class controller François Louis LOBSTEIN from 1804 to 1821 and "B" under a star for Lieutenant-Colonel Louis Étienne BORSON, inspector from 1814 to 1816. Black leather scabbard with two brass fittings, the cap with small trigger guard and stamped "B" under star. 73.5 cm (blade 59 cm). (Wear and tear, scabbard missing. Fairly good condition.)