Sabre, Czechoslovakia

saber length in scabbard 1080 mm, saber length 1030 mm, blade length 880 mm, blade width at base 27 mm, back thickness at base 7 mm, saber weight 1120 g, saber weight in scabbard 1920 g

Hand closed, brass binding. Shield-basketed, three-barreled yoke. The rear shield ends in a scroll towards the head with a teardrop. From the front one there are side bails connecting with the main bail in the middle of its length. Wooden shaft, covered with black leather and laced with brass filigree. The cap is short, riveted with the shaft of the head. Head of steel, nickel-plated, with negligible curvature, profiled on both sides, with a high sill and an overbore groove, reaching a double-edged feather with a bone. The staff is symmetrical. On both amphibians etched: "CSA" on the sill, "CSA" on the belly, flanked by panoplies and geometric patterns. P o c h w a metal, painted black, brass fittings. Neck with collar and riffle on the back. Below, a wide ring with a second riffle. Shoe finished with an asymmetrical spur.
state of preservation: 5/5/5