FRANCE, Restoration or July Monarchy period Officer's saber for the Gendarmerie des Ports or Garde-côtes, inspired by the model of the Marins de la Garde impériale troop sabers. Single-branch brass hilt, with a curved quillon ending in a ball, with escutcheon auricles engraved with an anchor, probably later. Cut-out pommel with molded ring. Wooden spindle covered with brown basane and brass thread. Curved, single-edged blade with two wide hollow sides and a rounded flat back, with a long, widened counter-edged point. Revered black leather scabbard with three cut brass fittings and two rings. Blade length: 70.7 cm - Total length: 87.3 cm. Wear, scratches and knocks from use; some oxidation on the blade, with a small crack; scabbard leather in poor condition, stained.