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A French carabineer officer's swordSecond Empire
8 June 2015, 10:00 PDT
San FranciscoSold for US$444.60 inc. premium
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A French carabineer officer's sword
Second Empire
Second Empire
Narrow 30 7/8 inch blade of hollow triangular section engraved with small panels of conventional florals and panoplies. Silver-plated bronze hilt comprising boat-shaped guard molded with acanthus borders framing a shell; quillons and knucklebow molded with foliage; ovoid pommel, the sides molded with a neo-classical female mask; grip wrapped in plaited and twisted silver wire.
Condition: Blade showing some light pitting and with slight bend above the hilt. Hilt with light wear to the silver-plated finish. Grip excellent.
See Illustration
Condition: Blade showing some light pitting and with slight bend above the hilt. Hilt with light wear to the silver-plated finish. Grip excellent.
See Illustration
Footnotes
See Plate 350 in Les Epees Portees En France Des Origines A Nos Jours, Jean L'Hoste. The author notes that this model, in use during the Restauration and Second Empire, was modeled after the 1772 officer's sword of the foot Gendarmes of the Guard.








