France, 1st Empire (1804-1814).
Infantry saber called "briquet", AN XI model, from the Imperial Manufactory of Klingenthal October 1813 (?).
Bronze mount with 28 flutes. Single-branch hilt, stamped "B" in cursive in an oval for Joseph BISCH 2nd class controller from 1809 to 1824, "B" in a circle between branches of foliage for 1st class controller Jean-George BICK corresponding to the period beginning 1812-1815, and "60" in a rectangle, then another illegible stamp. Slightly curved, flat-backed, white blade with minor traces of oxidation towards the tip, and marked on the back "Manufacture Impériale du Klingenthal Octobre 18.. (?)", the production date difficult to read (1813?). It is stamped on the heel "L" in a circle for François Louis LOBSTEIN, reviser from 1804 to 1821. Black leather scabbard with two brass fittings, no visible marks or hallmarks, the cap with trigger guard.
73.5 cm (blade 59.5 cm).
(Wear and tear, shocks on the scabbard fittings. Fairly good condition.)
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