SWORD. Infantry sapper's sabre with moulded brass mounting, pommel depicting a cockerel's head with open beak, straight crosspiece ending in a feline's head, lion's head escutcheon, wide curved blade with hollow sides, leather scabbard with 2 brass fittings cut into half-moons and decorated with a double line, asymmetrical brass stinger with modern tie. L: 90 cm, blade: 70 cm. 1st Empire-Restauration period. ABE