France, Third Republic (1870–1940). - Lot 316

Lot n° 316
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France, Third Republic (1870–1940). - Lot 316
France, Third Republic (1870–1940). Sword of a Veterinary Officer of the National Stud Farms, 1872 model, privately made. Mounting in gilded, chiseled cast brass. Pommel in the shape of an inverted truncated cone, decorated. Shaft in filigree-worked brown horn. Kidney-shaped guard decorated with a horse’s head within a wreath of oak and laurel leaves flanked by ears of wheat. The retractable half-guard of the Manceaux system, stamped “G M” within an oval with a nautical anchor between the two letters. Scarlet wool scabbard present. Double-edged blade with a diamond-shaped cross-section and two grooves on the first half, marked on the heel “Coulaux & Cie” on one side and “Klingenthal” on the other, with the hallmark “D” under a crown and “B” under a crown. Blackened leather scabbard with a central back seam, featuring two gilded brass fittings; the pommel button is decorated with a helmet. 96.5 cm (blade 81.5 cm). (Signs of wear and minor imperfections; watermark on the tang missing. In good condition.)
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