France Officer's sabre of the Imperial Guard Foot Grenadiers of the First Empire Gilt bronze mounting with one chiselled branch, silver watermarked wooden spindle, cruise with engraved auricles on both sides with a large brass one on the front, engraved straight quillon, Curved blade with carp tongue and recessed rim signed by DUC and engraved 2/3 in a row with foliage framing a cartouche containing "GARDE IMPERIALE" on one side and "GRENADIERS A PIED" on the other, surmounted by an imperial eagle (the blue and gold is missing), some engravings redone), leather scabbard decorated with the features with two trimmings brass decorated also with the features, (misses with leather, shocks with the trimmings, misses gilding, oxidation by place) Early 19th century Length 90 cm Restorations