Manufacture nationale d'armes de Châtellerault Cavalry officer's saber [?]. Horn handle with filigree. Metal frame. Guard with four branches. Long-tailed cap, figured H.F. Straight single-edged blade (sharpened with a brute!), with two hollow sides and flat back engraved "Sabre d'Officier de Cavalerie, Mle 1896 [?] - 3me Taille [nom de la manufacture] 1904 J.H". Iron scabbard with one strap. Blade length : 85 cm - Total length : 101 cm. Scratches; scabbard pitted and oxidized with shocks and tear.