SWORD. Sabre of officer of the national volunteers, brass mounting still presenting a beautiful gilding, guard with a principal branch and 4 secondary branches forming a shell known as "with the antique oath" made up by 2 characters dressed with the antique taking oath on the book of the law (or the declaration of the rights of the man) placed on a column and surmounted of a bonnet phrygien, the unit framed of flags, Long-tailed cap with lion's head, wooden spindle covered with basane and double filigree in twisted and simple copper wire, openwork top in sunbursts with palmette quillon, semi-curved blade "à la Montmorency" with hollow sides and gutter engraved on one side "Vive la Liberté", on the other with trophies and foliage, leather scabbard without splints with 3 brass fittings cut into a brace, asymmetrical iron sting, L: 102 cm, blade: 85.5 cm. The hilt retains a fine matt gilding. Revolutionary period. FAIR CONDITION