steel, bronze, brass, wood, leather; head length 89 cm; overall length 99 cm; length in scabbard 113 cm; France, 1789-1814. Steel head, mediocrely curved, late 18th century, with etched decorations on both lobes typical of the period: panoplies and delicate floral motifs. Cross-barbed yoke, with two lobes. Handle shaft wooden, covered with dark leather, with brass filigree braiding. The head o...