Infantry adjutant’s sabre, Model 1845. Horn hilt (watermark missing). Stamped brass mountings, single-branch openwork guard, numbered crossguard. Curved blade with hollow edges and a fuller, marked on the back ‘Mre d’armes de CHatt February 1877 Adjt d’Infrie Mle 1840’ Brushed sheet-iron scabbard with two bands, bearing the remains of a serial number (different from that on the guard). Leather sword knot. A.B.E. Note the ‘model 1840’ referred to on the blade’s marking. Expert: DE GOUVION ST CYR Arnaud