Hussar officer's saber, Germany, circa 1800.

saber length in scabbard 1017 mm, saber length 972 mm, head length 845 mm, head width at base 30 mm, back thickness at base 10 mm, saber weight 555 g, saber weight in scabbard 1275 g

Hand closed, brass frame. The hilt is straight. Bow with pearl finish on the back. Long cap fixed in a ring at the hilt, top nut on the headstock. Wooden handle, cross-notched, covered with leather and laced with filigree. The head of steel, polished, with considerable curvature. Profiled on both sides in a single, wide furrow reaching a double-edged feather. The hilt of the hilt is adventitious. At the height of the pledge, gilded etchings on both sides, typical of the period, and a tied monogram "FR" under the crown. P o c h w a brass with two riffles. Neck fixed in the mantle by two screws. Steel spur, asymmetrical.
state of preservation: 4/4/4