France, First Empire (1804–1814). - Lot 174

Lot n° 174
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France, First Empire (1804–1814). - Lot 174
France, First Empire (1804–1814). Infantry saber known as a “briquet,” model AN XI, from the Imperial Manufactory of Klingenthal, May 1815. Bronze hilt with twenty-eight flutes. Single-branch guard, hallmarked and bearing a cursive “B” in an oval for BISCH Joseph, 2nd-class inspector at the Klingenthal Manufactory for the period 1809–1825, and “B” within a wreath of foliage, Jean-Georges BICK, 1st-class inspector at the Klingenthal Manufactory for the period 1815, and "B" under a star for Lieutenant Colonel Étienne Louis BORSON, inspector from 1814 to 1816. Flat, curved blade with a mottled gray patina, flat back marked "Manufacture Impériale du Klingenthal mai 1815." It is stamped on the heel with a “B” within a wreath of foliage for First-Class Inspector Jean-Georges BICK, "L" within a circle for Second-Class Inspector François Louis LOBSTEIN from 1804 to 1821, and "B" beneath a star for Lieutenant Colonel Étienne Louis BORSON, inspector from 1814 to 1816. Black leather scabbard with two brass fittings, bearing no visible marks or hallmarks; the pommel features a button-style guard, originally with a rectangular guard (now removed). 74 cm (blade 60 cm). (Signs of wear and damage; the scabbard is slightly short and the scabbard tip is missing. Fairly good condition.)
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