Title
Swords, 19th Century
Caption
- Sword from a hussar officer
French Directory - First French Empire
- Line cavalry sword
- Sapper sword
First French Empire, circa 1810
Private collection
Info+
- Sword from a hussar officer :
Handle with gilded copper filigree, hilt in engraved brass, top of the sword shaped like a lion head, curved blade, wooden sheath covered with leather, brass trimmings, iron rings and blade
- Line cavalry sword:
Handle covered with leather with filigree, brass hilt, straight blade, sheath in sheet iron, with a leather swordknot
- Sapper sword :
Brass hilt, handle with screaming rooster head, leather sheath with brass trimmings
Date
19th century
Credit line
Photo12/Michel Bury
Reference
MBY11A01_167
License type
Rights managed
Available size
33,2Mb (1015,1Kb) / 9,3in x 13,9in / 2782 x 4173 (300dpi)