Saber of an officer of mounted riflemen-chasers, France, wz. 1792

Saber length in scabbard 1053 mm, saber length 1033 mm, blade length 884 mm, blade width at base 35.5 mm, back thickness at base 11.5 mm, saber weight 905 g, saber weight in scabbard 1710 g.

Hand closed, brass frame. The hilt is straight, cross-barbed, with short, oval-shaped whiskers. The bail is wider in the upper part, connected to the headstock by a clip. The long cap is attached to the rear arm of the hilt with a wedge at the bottom, and riveted to the oval washer with the hilt pin at the top. The cap, bail and whiskers decorated with engraved lines on the edges. Shank entwined very densely with smooth wires and filigree. Polished steel knob with considerable curvature. Profiled on both sides into a single, wide furrow filling almost the entire surface of the amphibian. The groove's grind reaches a short, double-edged pen. The hilt in line with the ridge. P o c h w a brass, with a window on both sides. Neck with moustache shaped inlet, fixed in the scabbard sheath by a press fit. Two movable collets set in sleeves on the back of the scabbard. Scabbard sheath with several rhythmic horizontal lines. Steel scabbard with a longer side on the incisal side.
state of preservation: 4+/4+/4+