Naval officer’s sabre.

Bronze mount, crown-chased cap, filleted joint, openwork plate decorated with a flower and a ship’s anchor beneath a crossed crown, teardrop-shaped quillon. Horn tang, filigree-worked (unfastened). Slightly curved blade with fuller and groove by Coulaux in Klingenthal. Telescopic iron scabbard with a single strap and suspension ring.
Remnants of markings by a Parisian cutler.
France, Third Republic period.
Total length: 86 cm.

Expert: Alban Degrave