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High-ranking officer's SWORD
France
First Empire
Steel, brass, wood, gold, leather
Total length: 97 cm; Blade length: 84.5 cm
Pommelle decorated with a laurel wreath and geometric patterns.
Base inclined to the left, engraved with a winged lightning stick and four lightning bolts.
Branch chiseled with foliage and eagle's head.
Ebony squared knuckle.
Half-moon keypad, engraved with the bust of Athena in a medallion surrounded by a trophy of arms and two standards.
Quillon engraved with a zoomorphic head.
Blade with median edge and fullers, blued in the first third, engraved with bundles of weapons enhanced with gold.
Leather sheath, brass fittings chiseled with geometric patterns and a flower.
Flower-shaped button.
Ref.: 5477
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