FRANCE. Infantry officer's sabre model 1845 with gilt brass 2-prong hilt engraved with a monogram, blond horn hilt without filigree, openwork hilt decorated with foliage and scrolls, semi-curved blade with hollow sides, gutter and counter-edge signed by the Rle de Châtellerault factory, dated 1846, leather scabbard with 3 brass fittings, black thread lanyard and gilt trimming tassel. L: 92 cm, blade: 77 cm. Worn gilding, scabbard fittings re-glued. ABE