Sabre with a swivelling guard, used by the National Volunteers or the Gendarmerie.

Openwork iron mountings.
Oval cap fitted to the ferrule, one guard arm integral with the openwork plate.
Second guard arm in a continuous, swivelling design with a locking mechanism on the plate.
Wooden tang covered with leather embossed with iron filigree.
Slightly curved blade with fuller and blood groove.
Leather scabbard with three iron fittings (note: the blade does not retract fully; a foreign object is likely obstructing it).
France, Revolutionary period.
Total length 83.5 cm.

Expert: Alban Degrave