WHITE WEAPONS. Infantry officer's sabre model 1855 with gilt brass 2-prong hilt, horn spindle with filigree, openwork hilt decorated with foliage and scrolls, semi-curved blade with hollow sides, groove and counter-edge, signed on the back by the imperial manufactory of Châtellerault and dated 1858, iron scabbard with 2 rings. L: 92 cm, blade: 77.5 cm. ABE