FRANCE, époque révolutionnaire Light cavalry officer's saber (hussar or chasseur?). Brass hilt with one beaded, openwork branch and long-tailed cap, with grooved chevrons and stylized shell. Straight mounts and molded quillon. Wooden spindle sheathed in basane with filigree remains. Single-edged curved blade with flat back and wide counter-edge towards the tip, from a pala-type saber. Remains of gilded inscriptions on the heel. With a wide scabbard with two bracelets and two rings, from a saber with a wider blade, in sheet brass, on a wooden core, engraved with flowers and foliage, and with military or country trophies and Liberty personified holding the pike topped with the Phrygian bonnet, standing between a cannon and an altar titled "Droit de Lhome", among the inscriptions "Liberté - Égalité - Fraternité", in cartouches. Cut-out iron dart. Blade length: 76.3 cm - Total length: cm. Worn and missing fuse; corroded blade; a few spots of oxidation, scratches and dents on the scabbard. Provenance : Artcurial sale, April 8, 2014, no. 146.