FRANCE, fin du XVIIIème siècle - époque révolutionnaire Hussar officer's saber, Bronze "Hungarian-style" hilt, with a pierced beaded branch, a molded diamond-shaped crosspiece, a quillon terminating in a flattened ball, and two fine auricles, with a long-tailed cap adorned with chevrons and a stylized shell. Wooden spindle covered with basane and double-braided filigree. Single-edged curved blade with flat back and two hollow sides, the point with small counter-edge. With a wooden scabbard with two blackened leather hollows, and three large accolade-cut fittings, with two rings, and two long brass side splints. Blade longer than scabbard. Blade length: 83 cm - Scabbard length: 82.5 cm - Overall length: 98.4 cm. Wear, scratches and knocks from use; minor damage to the basane of the spindle; corroded blade, repolished; clevis to be refastened and leather possibly restored.