Saber of privates of the light cavalry, France, wz. 1816

Saber length in scabbard 1100 mm, saber length 1073 mm, head length 920 mm, head width at base 31 mm, back thickness at base 11 mm, saber weight 1225 g, saber weight in scabbard
1985 g

Closed hilt, brass binding, basket-shaped. The yoke is sigmoidal, three-barreled, oval in cross-section. Shield on the side of the back slightly curled towards the head, ending in a teardrop. On the incisal side it tapers to form the main bail. The side bail, arched, connects to the main bail in its upper part. The shaft is wooden, cross-notched, covered with leather and laced with brass filigree. A short, shaft-mounted cap riveted to the headstock. The steel head, polished, of moderate curvature, with a spun back, wedge-shaped. The blade is double-edged, the hilt is adpressed. A barely visible factory signature on the back. P o c h w a steel, polished, neck fixed in the sheath by two rivets, one riffle with a movable butt on the back, spur asymmetrical.
state of preservation: 4/4/4