France, Louis-Philippe (1830–1848) – Second Empire (1852–187 - Lot 198

Lot n° 198
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France, Louis-Philippe (1830–1848) – Second Empire (1852–187 - Lot 198
France, Louis-Philippe (1830–1848) – Second Empire (1852–1870). Rare 1816-type engineer’s saber for an officer or noncommissioned officer of the National Guard, without a scabbard. One-piece cast brass mount with twenty-one rows of scales and no rivets. The pommel is stamped with the engineer’s motif—a breastplate surmounted by a sapper’s “pot-en-tête” helmet—inscribed within a medallion on a sandblasted background on each side. Straight crossguard with a sandblasted background, adorned in the center with a four-petaled flower between two palmettes, and the rounded ends each decorated with a four-petaled flower. White blade, straight with a double edge and two fuller grooves, 1831 type small model (lightweight version known as the 1855 model) with a manufacturer’s mark featuring a crown (?), partially visible and unidentified. 61.5 cm (48 cm). (Signs of wear and age; a variant of an officer’s saber with smaller dimensions, uncommon. In good condition). Note: This saber is illustrated in Jean ONDRY’s book *Les sabres Français 1830–1870 – Volume 1 – From the Rooster to the Eagle*, page 85.
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