INFANTRY OFFICER'S SABRE TYPE 1800 Consulate - First Empire period Checkered wooden handle (cracked). Brass mounting, melon-ribbed pommel, single-branch hilt. Curved blade engraved, gilded and blued in thirds (pitting) with decoration of trophies of arms and trophies in bloom. Leather scabbard with two cut brass fittings. Asymmetrical sting. Length: 82.5 cm. A.B.E. Origin : Former Napoleonic collection of the Palais Princier de Monaco (3rd sale, lot 186). A 1800 type Infanterie officer's sword