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Lot 110
A Very Rare Sabre d'Ouvrier Charpentier Des Guards FrançaisesLate 18th Century
30 November 2011, 10:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge£1,200 - £1,500
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Find your local specialistA Very Rare Sabre d'Ouvrier Charpentier Des Guards Françaises
Late 18th Century
Late 18th Century
With broad straight fullered blade double-edged towards the point, the forte etched with maker's details on both sides 'Coullier Fourbisseur De La Maison Du Roy St. Honore No. 574 A Paris', brass hilt retaining some original gilding and comprising border engraved downscrolled quillons, the quillon-block retaining faint traces of stamped marks on one side, and integral grip and pommel cast and chased in the round as the neck and head of an eagle
68 cm. blade
68 cm. blade
Footnotes
See Aries, Arms Blanches Militaires Françaises Vol.XIV, 4th Fascicule, 1969








