Sabres for grenadiers of cuirassier regiments

Wide blade with cut-out extending almost to the dorsal tip, dorsal blade approx. 18 cm long. Etched decoration on both sides at the top (sun, crescent moon, stars and trophies). The hilt brass, the arch of the basket passes at right angles into a cross guard terminating in an olive, one lateral tendril with a shell guard, thumb ring, the back solid. Handle covered with leather backed with string, attached with brass coiled wire. Scabbard missing. Austria, 18th century, length 93 cm. Very rare. See Jiří Protiva, Palaces of the Habsburg Monarchy. MAC s.r.o., 2009. Condition 2+

Broad blade with cut-out extending almost to the dorsal tip, dorsal blade approx. 18 cm long. Etched decoration (sun, crescent moon, stars and trophies) on both sides at the top. The hilt brass, the arch of the basket passes at right angles into a cross guard terminating in an olive, one lateral tendril with a shell guard, thumb ring, the back solid. Handle covered with leather backed with string, attached with brass coiled wire. Scabbard missing. Austria, 18th century, length 93 cm. Very rare. See Jiří Protiva, Palaces of the Habsburg Monarchy. MAC s.r.o., 2009. Condition 2+, Broad blade with a wide fuller reaching almost to the point of the back, back edge approx. 18 cm long. Etched decoration at the base on both sides (sun, crescent moon, stars and trophies). Brass hilt, a "stirrup" style cross guard, quillons ending in an olive, side guard with shell guard and thumb ring, full grip cap, the grip wood covered with black leather, attached with a brass wire. Scabbard missing. Austria, 18th century, length 93 cm. Very rare. Cf. Jiří Protiva, Palaces of the Habsburg Monarchy. MAC s.r.o., 2009.

Condition 2+