Beautiful light cavalry saber, Model AN IX, with an 880 mm c - Lot 435

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Beautiful light cavalry saber, Model AN IX, with an 880 mm c - Lot 435
Beautiful light cavalry saber, Model AN IX, with an 880 mm curved blade, flat back, and counter-edge, signed “BARISON” on the back, brass three-pronged hilt with shuttle-shaped guard, Hercules’ club-shaped crossguard, and a long-tailed cap; main prong stamped “F.B.” within a cartouche, wood tang with a surlied tip, covered in shagreen and complete with its two olive-shaped grips, sturdy iron scabbard with two bands and a lyre-shaped tip, the tip stamped “F.B.”, signs of wear, oxidation, ABE-BE, LT 1070 mm, France, Empire/Kingdom of Italy period. (BARISONI, a private Italian armorer who manufactured sabers for the Kingdom of Italy and the French army until 1814). Expert: Hervé MATOUS
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