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Staff officer sword First Empire period. Gilded...

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Staff officer sword First Empire period. Gilded bronze frame on a mother-of-pearl and amatite background. Pommel in the shape of a stick with acanthus leaf and thunderbolt decoration. Flat joint bow with lion head, frieze and acanthus leaf, slightly curved quillon with scroll. Keyboard with Minerva holding in one hand a shield, the other a lictor beam on a background of military trophies. Mother-of-pearl plates (fel to one). Straight blade with triangular section, engraved with a radiant sun, gilded and blued in third. Leather scabbard with two brass fittings, with acanthus leaf cap button. Total length : 91 cm France, First Empire period, early restoration. We join a dragonne of non-commissioned officer period third republic.