Line cavalry saber, Sweden, 19th century.

saber length in scabbard 1084 mm, saber length 1048 mm, head length 907 mm, head width at base 32 mm, back thickness at base 9 mm, saber weight 1040 g, saber weight in scabbard 1855 g

Closed hilt, brass binding. Tailpiece is sigmoidal, basket-cocked, with oval-shaped half-tracks, perforated with round holes and four slits. The edges of the basket wrapped, reinforcing the basket structure. Wooden shaft with six transverse notches, covered with brown leather, connected to the shaft with a massive brass rivet. The head covered with a long hood, captured in the ring at the hilt with an oval washer, riveted to the top with the headstock. On the outside of the basket minted letters "H.K." and "I.S." and the military numerator "T5NS18". Polished steel hilt, with negligible curvature, profiled on both sides in a wide furrow extending to a long, double-edged blade with a bone. The staff is symmetrical. On the outer sill minted letters "HK" and "IS". P o c h w a steel, oxidized. Upper riffle with a rectangular entablature on the inner side, lower one with an oval fixed catch. Neck with slots for half-squares. Collar with profiled head inlet. Neck fixed in scabbard sheath by two screws. Side spur, asymmetrical. On the upper ring beaten military numerator "T5NS101". On the higher spur the numerator "92". Several dents on the mantle.
state of preservation 3+/4/3-.