FRANCE, fin du XIXème ou début du XXème siècle Light cavalry officer saber, model 1822 transformed 1883. Dedicated brass three-pronged hilt decorated with leaves, palmettes and florets. Spindle covered with a brown synthetic material and brass filigree. Straight blade with flat back, marked with a cross, with one edge and two wide hollow sides. Sheet metal scabbard with one strap. Blade length: 87.5 cm - Total length: 105 cm. Wear to the gilding of the guard, chipping to a branch, modern hole to the plate. Blade corroded, scabbard cleaned.