WHITE WEAPONS. Hussar's sabre, AN IX model, with brass mounting, single-branch hilt and olive pommels, long-tailed skullcap, basane-covered wooden fuse, curved blade with hollow sides, leather scabbard with 2 arcuate brass fittings, asymmetrical iron stinger, modern tie. L: 94 cm, blade: 80 cm. Directoire-Consulat period. Fuse leather replaced, orange peel blade. ABE