WHITE WEAPONS. Junior infantry officer's sabre known as "Mineur", gilt brass mounting, hilt with one main branch and 3 secondary branches, the main branch splitting in half, cap with long tail, wooden spindle covered with basane, double filigree in twisted brass wire, openwork top reinforced with 2 rings, semi-curved blade "à la Montmorency" with hollow sides and groove, leather scabbard without ribs with 2 brass fittings cut in braces, asymmetrical brass stinger, modern tie, L: 88 cm, blade: 74 cm. Blade pitted, scabbard stitching reattached. Revolutionary period. ABE