FRANCE. Officer's saber of light Cavalry. Model 1822. Basane fusee with copper filigree. Brass guard with three branches, with laurel leaves and palmette. Short cap with beading. Curved single-edged blade with a hollow side and flat back; signed C.L.Y. on the heel; double-edged tip. Iron scabbard with two bracelets. Blade length : 84 cm - Total length : 102 cm. Small accidents to the spindle, and watermark to be reattached; blade with scratches and old pitting, repolished; pitting, oxidation and small shocks to the scabbard.