Carabiniere officer’s sabre, First Empire.

Brass hilt of the battle guard type, decorated with line work.
A chiselled-edge pommel with line decoration.
A hilt arch from which three branches extend, connecting to a shell-shaped guard decorated with a pomegranate.
An openwork crossguard and a teardrop-shaped quillon.
A wooden tang covered in leather with double brass filigree.
A long, curved blade with a hollow edge and a fuller.
It is marked on the back in cursive letters ‘MAN DU KLINGENTHAL COULEAU FRERES’ and bears the Marion hallmark (1808–1810).
The tie is without guarantee.
Leather scabbard with three brass fittings (damaged).
France, First Empire period.
Total length 111 cm.

Expert: Alban Degrave