FRANCE, FIRST EMPIRE (1804-1815) Manufacture Impériale du Klingenthal, COULAUX Frères - Manufacture de Versailles. Cuirassier "latte" saber, An XIII model. Four-prong brass guard with slightly curved plate, marked VERSAILLES. Oval cap cut into braces. Worn hallmarks. Spindle sheathed in brown leather with brass filigree and ferrule. Straight, single-edged blade with four hollow sides and flat back, signed "Mfture Imple du Klingenthal Coulaux frères". Worn hallmark on heel. Strong sheet-iron scabbard with two narrow bracelets, two rings and a punched lyre-shaped sting, patterned (blade slipping). Modern white buffalo strap. Blade length: 97 cm - Scabbard length: 98 / 100.3 cm - Overall length: 116.6 cm. total length: 116.6 cm. As is; blade tip worn; scratches, dents and oxidation, particularly on the scabbard.