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OFFICER'S SWORD TYPE 1767. Chased bronze mounting....

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OFFICER'S SWORD TYPE 1767. Chased bronze mounting. Striated olive pommel. Silver filigree spindle. Single-branch, donkey-step guard. Bivalve shell. Straight blade with central flat spot, engraved one-third of the way through, signed on the heel "Boichon Md FourbiSseur Le Cheval blanc à Montpellier". E.M. Louis XVI period (oxidation). Nota : This sword was referenced in the collection as a model of the Gardes de la Porte.