France Officer's saber of light Cavalry. Model An IX. Fusée in ebony squared. Brass three-pronged guard "à la chasseur", with two auricles and modified ball quillon. Long-tailed cap and flat pommel. Curved single-edged blade with rounded back, engraved, gilded and blued in third, double-edged tip. Lightweight iron scabbard with two wide bracelets and brass bowl. Blade length : 84.7 cm - Total length : 100.5 cm. Scratches and three chips to the fuse; small crack to the attachment of the second limb; quillon with replacement ball, reported; partial wear to the bluing and gilding of the blade, and old oxidation cleaned; pitting and shocks to the scabbard, bowl and mouthpiece split.