FRANCE, Third Republic COULEAUX & Cie, Klingenthal Naval officer's saber, similar to the 1848 model. Gilded brass hilt with one branch, openwork plate with leaves and a roped anchor, dolphin-head quillon. Brown horn spindle. Single-edged straight blade with two small hollow sides and two gutters, finished with a small counter-edge, flat-backed, signed. Cartouche numbered L.L. on the heel (worn). With a black leather scabbard (too long), fluted, with three brass fittings and two rings, decorated with anchors, scrolls and shell knob. Blade length: 77 cm - Total length: 95 cm. Shortened blade. Heavy wear to the gilding; dents to the plate and quillon, with a few cracks; watermark missing; some oxidation to the blade; scabbard in poor condition.