Sabre of the Vincennes Hunters.

Officer’s sabre of the Vincennes Chasseurs.
Chiselled brass mountings.
Oval pommel with a long tail, decorated with lines and a laurel wreath.
The pommel ring is pierced to allow the pass-through of the sword strap; two branches extend from it, forming a shell-shaped decoration featuring a laurel wreath against a background of four pennants and stars. Curved
quillon decorated with a star motif.
Horn pommel, filigree missing.
Curved blade with a reed-shaped profile, traces of a signature (oxidation).
Leather scabbard with two straps and a butt plate (poorly fitted to the blade).
France, Second Empire period.
Total length 91 cm.

Expert: Alban Degrave