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Officer’s sabre of the Mounted Chasseurs, 1792 model.

The item was sold for 325

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Brass mountings.
Long-tailed pommel decorated with line work.
Flat, right-angled crossguard, diamond-shaped crosspiece decorated with line work, and straight quillon.
Wooden tang with bevelled edges, covered in sheepskin and featuring double brass filigree.
Curved blade with hollow edges (re-edged).
Sheath with a wooden core covered in leather and three brass fittings.
Two suspension rings.
France, c. 1792.
Total length: 92.5 cm

. Expert: Alban Degrave