ARTILLERY OFFICER'S SABER, FRANCE, WZ 1822-99

length of saber in scabbard 1097 mm, length of saber 1043 mm, length of head 895 mm, width of head at base 29 mm, thickness of back at base 6,5 mm, weight of saber 1075 g, weight of saber in scabbard 1555 g

Hand closed, brass binding, basket-shaped. Shielded hilt, triple-barreled. Horn shaft, polished, cross-notched, with brass braid. Bottom fixed in the socket of the shield, top with a short hood, riveted with the shaft of the head. The binding is decorated. The head of steel, polished, with moderate curvature. Profiled on both sides with the so-called "Montmorency" cut. Short, double-edged pen, the hilt in the line of the spine. On the spine the inscription "Manufacture nationale d'armes de Chatellerault Janvier 1917 Offer d'artrie mle 1822-99". P o c h w a s steel, with one riffle with movable collar. Neck with collar, press-fastened in the scabbard sheath. Asymmetrical spur. On the scabbard the original field case of the French Army.
state of preservation 4+/3/4