SWORD. Light cavalry officer's sabre, copper-plated brass mounting, flat single-limbed hilt with oval medallion in the middle underlined by a fillet, palmette quillon, barred auricles, flat cap with long tail and flats, wooden spindle covered with twisted copper filigree, troop-type curved blade with hollow sides, brass scabbard with two rings fixed on pitons, asymmetrical iron stinger, contemporary rings and fodder cord. L: 95 cm, blade: 83 cm. Consulat-Directoire period. Oxidation marks on the blade. ABE