Officer's sword
from the Hôtel des Invalides.
Gilded and chased brass mounting. Pommel with eagle on both sides. Blackened wood spindle with filigree. Single-branch hilt chased with foliage, with coiled quillons. Keyboard with "all arms" trophies under a crown, stamped "H.D.I. 183" on the back. Four-sided straight blade, thunder-stamped. Patent leather scabbard with two large brass fittings.
Helmet" cap knob.
T.B.E. Second Empire period.
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