Lot 6619
Four sabers or épées
Orders and Military Collectibles until 1918 | A109m | Live auction | 1500 Lots
Description
Each without scabbard: Rapier 1818/25 for infantry officers with brass knuckle-bow guard (rivets re-set), similar to that of the cuirassier rapier, double-edged thrusting blade (surface rust) with traces of the Golden cipher “L” beneath crown (= King Ludwig I, reign 1825–1848). Sabre M 1855 for infantry officers, an arsenal piece (“L 88”, “B. 19. R. 25.”) by Hoppe Söhne, Solingen. Sabre M 1826 for Chevaulegers, blade gilt-etched “L”. A sabre with Iron guard and upward-curved quillon, the blade with etched crowned cipher “M”. Lengths ca. 80 to 100 cm.Condition: II - III Questions about the lot?