FRANCE, époque Louis-Philippe National Guard infantry officer's saber, model 1821. Gilt brass hilt with two branches and laurel leaf pommel. Handle sheathed in gray shagreen. Curved, single-edged blade with two hollow sides and a flat back, finished with a counter-edge, marked "Garde Nationale - Liberté. Ordre public" and decorated with trophies, foliage scrolls and roosters on a frosted background. Blade length: 75.5 cm - Total length: 89.5 cm. Scabbard and watermark missing. Wear, notably to the gilding, decoration and shagreen, scratches, stains and a few bumps; play in the mounting.