WHITE WEAPONS. Junior infantry officer's sabre, brass mounting, basane-covered wooden spindle, twisted copper filigree, flat hilt, openwork top reinforced with 2 rings, Montmorency-style curved blade with hollow sides and groove, counter-edge, iron scabbard probably replaced earlier, with two bracelets, asymmetrical stinger. L: 95.5 cm, blade: 82 cm. Revolutionary period. ABE