SWORD. Senior officer's and staff sword with gilt brass mounting, pommel in the shape of a feline's head, hilt with one arm chiselled with palmettes and a bow with a shackle, wooden spindle covered with mother-of-pearl plates, keyboard chiselled with a helmeted head of a Greek warrior framed by winged horses brocading on a bundle of 6 flags, straight blade engraved in thirds with floral motifs, signed at the heel: ". LEG. Fourbisseur du Roÿ Rue St Honoré vis à vis celle ....à Paris", leather scabbard with gilt brass clevis, buckler missing. L: 86 cm, blade: 73 cm. Worn gilding, twisted blade, play in hilt, in uncovered condition. Restoration period. ABE