SABRE D'OFFICIER D'INFANTERIE dit modèle à cote de melon.

INFANTRY OFFICER'S SABRE known as the melon-cut model.
Brass and ebony mounting.
Melon-cut cap, then fluted.
Ball joint bow, ellipse-shaped cruise and button quillon.
Squared ebony spindle. Curved blade with hollow sides (unmarked).
Brass whip with two bracelets and suspension rings.
France, Consulate / Empire period.
Total length: 84 cm

PROVENANCE
- Roger de Montégudet Collection (1880 - 1925)
- By descent to the present day.