Arms, hunting weapons and military mementoes

Souvenir of General Ambroise Joseph Colin de Verdière, Baron (1780/1840) : Black lacquered oval frame containing his decorations: - Croix de commandeur de l'ordre de la Légion d'honneur in gold, enameled, Louis-Philippe model; diameter 60 mm, gross weight approx. 40 g; ram's head hallmark; presented with a fragment of tie (small chip on two branches, obverse). - Croix de chevalier de l'ordre de Saint-Louis Restauration, gold, enameled, modified under Louis-Philippe (fleurs-de-lis between the branches removed); with its bouffette ribbon; width 42 mm, gross weight approx. 17 g. (The blue enamel in the center is slightly missing). - Officer's cross of the Order of Saint Ferdinand of Spain, created by Ferdinand VII on July 10, 1815, in gold, enameled; width 35 mm, gross weight approx. 14 g. (The enamel is slightly missing). Restoration period, Spanish campaign. - Silver grand officer's plaque of the order of Saint Ferdinand d'Espagne in silver, enameled, enameled gold centers; width 79 mm, gross weight 44 g. Restoration period, Louis-Philippe period. On each side of the decorations, a large silver star. Good condition. Souvenirs of General Ambroise Joseph COLIN de VERDIÈRE, Baron (1780/1840) : Ambroise COLIN de VERDIÈRE, volunteered as a hussar in the 10th regiment in 1796; second lieutenant in the 21st chasseur regiment in 1797, before becoming aide-de-camp to his father, General de VERDIÈRE; retained in his position with the rank of lieutenant in 1798; served in Holland, then in the Army of the Rhine, 1800/1801; placed at the disposal of General de ROCHAMBEAU, October 30, 1801; employed in Saint-Domingue, he became aide-de-camp to this general, October 21, 1802, with the rank of captain, February 26, 1803. Aide-de-camp to General JUNOT, December 15, 1803; then captain in the 8th Regiment of Mounted Chasseurs, November 9, 1805; he campaigned in the Grand Army, 1805, and in the Army of Italy against Austria, 1809. Appointed squadron leader in the 8th régiment de chasseurs à cheval, in August 1809; then admitted with his rank to the 2nd régiment de chevau-légers lanciers de la garde impériale, on January 8, 1812; he took part in the campaigns of Russia, 1812, and Germany, 1813. Wounded at the battle of the Berezina, November 28, 1812; promoted to colonel in the line, November 28, 1813, he was given command of the 7th regiment of mounted chasseurs in December 1813, and took part in the French campaign in 1814. Maintained at the head of his regiment under the First Restoration, which became the Orléans chasseurs regiment on October 8, 1814, he retained his position during the Hundred Days. Put on inactive status on November 13, 1815, he was reinstated as colonel of the Jura hussar regiment (no. 1) on November 26, 1817. He took part in the Spanish Expedition and the Army of the Pyrenees, 1823. Promoted to maréchal de camp on June 29, 1823, he was appointed superior commander of Burgos and Madrid on August 9, 1823. Retired on December 25, 1923. Inspector general of cavalry, in 1825, in the 16th military division, on June 29; commander of the 4th subdivision of the 10th military division, on December 27, 1826; commander of the Jura, under the July monarchy, on December 30, 1830, he was included in this capacity on the general staff, on March 22, 1831, then called to command the Doubs department, on December 16, 1832.

An XIII model marine flintlock pistol, barrel hallmarked: "B 1812", "P" spangled and "R F"; breech tail marked: "M AN 13"; lock signed: "Mre imple de St-Étienne"; hallmarked brass fittings, iron bridles, belt hook and ramrod; hallmarked walnut stock: "C 1812" and crowned "H". (Flintlock reset; engravings reworked). First Empire period. Good condition.

Ordre du Dragon d'Annam, officer's badge in vermeil chased with openwork diamond points, gold and enamel center, enameled dragon, white rosette ribbon edged in orange, given as a military award before 1896. 90 x 48 mm. TTB to SUP

Auguste Francotte 12/70 caliber side-by-side rifle (#87217). 68.5cm smoothbore barrels, 360mm English stock, double trigger, ¾ and full choke, beautiful scroll engraving, sold in leather case. Category C1 weapon subject to declaration. The purchaser must present proof of identity, his French hunting license and current validation or a valid French shooting license stamped by the doctor. Foreigners without these documents must be represented by a gunsmith for the purchase. Pursuant to Article R313-22 of the French Internal Security Code and Decree no. 2018-542 OF JUNE 29, 2018 on the rules governing the manufacture, trade, acquisition and possession of weapons, the handover of weapons acquired is subject to prior consultation of the Fichier National des Interdits d'acquisition et de détention d'armes (FINIADA file) by a gunsmith appointed by the sale organizer for this purpose. This cost is 35 € excluding VAT per weapon to be declared and will be paid by the buyer.

Ordre du Dragon d'Annam, silver knight's badge chased with diamond points, enameled center (chips and missing parts), crown damaged without dragon or ring, manufacturer's cartouche on reverse "LACTINH VIEN DÉCORATIONS 31 quai de la Susse HUE (Annam)". 70 x 50.5 mm. B

Rare knight's cross of the Order of Saint-Louis with royal crown, reduction, in gold, enameled, fluted ring, bolted points; cock's head hallmark; with its ribbon; width 25 mm, gross weight 8 g. Restoration period. Very good condition

Gala chain in vermeil bearing three miniatures: a middle (low) class Kim Khánh from the Thành Thái era (1889-1907), with the formula GIA THỆN SANH NĂNG, metal tassels, Chobillon manufacture, 12 x 9 mm; a star of the Order of the Nichan Iftikhar of Tunisia with the numeral of M'hamed Bey (1855-1859); a badge of the Order of the Star of Anjouan. TTB

Croix de chevalier de l'ordre de Saint-Louis luxury model, reduction, in vermeil and rhinestones or brilliants, uniface, gold center, enameled; with its ribbon; width 19.5 mm, gross weight 4 g. Restoration period. Very good condition

Croix de chevalier de l'ordre de la Légion d'honneur, 1st type, with small head, silver, enameled, gold centers enameled in two pieces; swan hallmark; ribbon with bouffette, 35.5 mm, gross weight 11.5 g. First Empire period. Very good condition.

Miniature reduction gold knight's cross of the Order of Malta, enameled, fixed crown, scallop shell and acanthus leaves on the hoop, thick model; width 13 mm, height 27 mm without hoop and 38 mm with hoop, gross weight 4.2 g. (Without ribbon). Probably Central European, 18th century. Very good condition.

Purdey dog rifle, side-by-side with Bar in Wood locks, cal. 12 (no. 8057). Smooth 77.5 cm barrels, 365mm English stock, double trigger, smooth and smooth chokage, damascus barrels, opening key under trigger guard, split stock under locks, sold in leather case with maintenance kit and ebony-handled screwdriver. Category D - free sale to over 18s.

Plaque de grand-croix ou de grand officier de l'ordre de la Légion d'honneur modèle de la Présidence 1851/1852, silver and vermeil, branches in imitation of plaques in cannetille with scale decoration, silver and vermeil three-piece center, marked: "BONAPARTE 1ER CONSUL - HONNEUR ET PATRIE"; between the branches, two vermeil tricolor flags, enameled, the ribbon knotted, tricolor, at the lower part, also in enameled vermeil; toggle pin on the back, with two hooks; boar's head and goldsmith's hallmarks; diameter 87 mm, gross weight 78 g. Présidence period. Very good condition.

Officer's flintlock rifle from the Manufacture de Versailles, octagonal, slightly blunderbussed barrel, blued, signed on the upper side: "BOUTET DIRECTEUR ARTISTE", fixed thunderbolt frog, adjustable rear sight, 14 mm caliber, hair rifled alternating with nine large rifling marks, 48 cm long; plain breech; flat-body lock scalloped and cut on the rear, signed: "MANUFRE À VERSAILLES", swan-neck hammer, adjustable trigger tail; cut-out iron fittings, engraved counterplate screws and rosettes; cheekpiece walnut stock, carved with foliage, checkered grip; fruitwood ramrod terminating in turned iron tip; overall length 86 cm. (Blue probably reworked). Directoire period, circa 1795/1798. Very good condition. This rifle model is close to those offered by the Manufacture de Versailles to the Directors, but a little simpler.

Fine naval flintlock rifle, on board, model 1779/1786, barrel with two sides then round, stamped with thunder and dated: "89" (1789), length 113.5 cm, caliber 17.5 mm; lock model 1777, signed: "Mre Rle de Tulle", length 160 mm; all fittings and sling swivels are brass, stamped: "M" crowned, grenadière with tightening screw, mouthpiece fitted with a spring for the ramrod; walnut stock, hallmarked: "R" surmounted by a fleur-de-lys, "90" and "J R", it is adorned, near the heel, with a large Occitan cross; overall length 152 cm. Circa 1789/1790. Very good condition.

Knight's cross of the Order of Malta, reduction, gold, enameled, mobile crown, fluted ring, without trophy, with its black ribbon, cock's head hallmark; width 22 mm, height 37 mm, gross weight 6.5 g. (A branch perhaps re-enameled on one side?). Late 18th, early 19th century. Very good condition

Barrette of silver (800th) and enamel reductions of French and foreign Orders, including: Légion d'Honneur; Crown of Italy; Saint Sava of Serbia; Benin; Ethiopia; Belgium; England (missing and one element to be re-soldered). Gross weight: 15.90 g. Length: 12 cm.

Model 1822 T Bis marine percussion pistol, barrel stamped and dated: "1824", serial numbered: "277"; stamped lock plate, unmarked (removed at time of conversion); brass fittings, cap stamped with anchor, stamped iron bridles, belt hook and ramrod; walnut stock. (Crack at the rear, at the level of the cap screw). Restoration period, Second Empire. Good condition.

Walloon" cavalry sword Filigreed fusee (retracted). Iron mounting, onion-shaped pommel, single-branch hilt, bivalve shell pierced with stars. Curved, punched quillon. Strong blade with median gutter, hallmarked at the heel "P" under crown (remnants of Amsterdam mark), engraved in the gutter "ME FECIT SALINGEN". Brown leather scabbard with iron cap (later). Second half of 17th century. A.B.E.

Pair of marine or travel flintlock pistols, octagonal brass barrels, silver sights, stamped on the left sides with Saint-Étienne, 15.5 mm caliber; engraved iron breech shanks, bearing an eyecup; brass round-bodied locks, swan-neck hammers ; brass fittings, cut and engraved with foliage and foliate scrolls, flat oval caps; walnut stocks, finely checkered grips and fluted tops; horn-tipped brass ramrods; length 29.5 cm. (One large lock spring changed). First Empire period, circa 1810. Good condition.

Strong officer's saber known as the "petit Montmorency", brass, chased and gilded single-branch guard with shell, "climbing lion" model, holding a club topped with a Phrygian cap and crushing a dragon with its hind legs, one of which is resting on a barrel, openwork top, shell-shaped quillon, lion-head pommel, fully filigreed spindle; strong, almost straight blade, engraved on one side with a flaming grenade and the inscription: "La PATRIE", a trophy of arms and below a fleur-de-lys, on the other side, a trophy of arms and the inscription: "La Loi" and below leafy friezes; leather scabbard with three gilded brass fittings, decorated with fillets; blade width 45 mm, total length 89.5 cm. (A small accident at the junction of the shell with the plate; leather probably slightly later). Revolutionary period, circa 1790/1792. Good condition.

Excellent blade wakizashi saber with original polishing, hamon or hardening mark clearly visible. Original Koshirae (garrison, hilt and scabbard set). Tsuka or handle covered with shark skin or galuchat, with black silk ito. Tsuba or handguard in black iron. Saya or pod from a later period. Japan, 17th-18th century. 64 cm long without sheath.

Moroccan saber, nimcha, wrought-iron hilt with three quillons, two of which join to form a decorated ring on the front, black horn handle with fluted sides, bottom ring with cut-out silver ferrule, two silver stars at the top, at the junction of the hilt branch; steel blade with slight camber, a hollow front and two lateral grooves on each side along the back; wooden scabbard covered with worked leather, braided leather fittings; red silk belt cord ending in a large red pompom; length 95.5 cm. Morocco, 19th century. Very good condition.

Jaeger" shotgun, South Germany or Bavaria circa 1830, indirect percussion system. Barrel rifled with sides, out of spangled damasks, trimmings out of silver with low title (for solidity). Stock carved with the leafy god of the forest (Nordic legends), embellished with a notepad box (leather or parchment discs used to surround the bullet to force it into the rifling of the barrel). The butt cheek (walnut) is carved with a stag, and the grips are carved with scales and acanthus leaves along the length of the barrel, ending in a silver mouthpiece. Fine engraving of a deer quenching its thirst at a spring on the trigger guard. Counter plate depicting roosters. In the Empire or Restoration style. Very fine chased lock, the striker representing a dragon, damascened in gold and silver (the tail a snake) the mechanism of protection of the chimney is assembled with spring with roller (roulette) and represents a snake. At the back, a boar's head in gold and silver damascene. The internal mechanism is in perfect condition and the parts are mirror polished. Streicher trigger system, with adjustable trigger using the rear screw and lever. Original ramrod with silver truncated end cap. Weight: 3.50 kg Shipping unavailable Area: Allemagne Sizes: L 1130 MM Condition: At first glance: good condition

NON VENU /// DOUBLON AVEC LE LOT 183 /// Consulat-Empire saber, officer's model With scabbard. Length with scabbard: 104 cm. Blade only: 90.8 cm.

Saxon infantry spiked helmet, model 1895 Leather shell. Brass snap ring. Saxon coat of arms. Cockades with the arms of the Reich and Saxony. Leather cap and chinstrap. Marked "56.5". E.M.

Officer's cross of the Order of the Legion of Honor, gold, enameled, red enameled trigger guard; eagle's head hallmark; rosette ribbon; diameter 41 mm, gross weight 22.5 g. (The green enamel and the blue enamel in the center on the reverse are slightly missing). Second Empire period. Very good condition

Cross rose jewel. In 800‰ silver in the form of a radiating cross under a crown. Eglomerated centers decorated with cross and pelican. On the obverse, branches, rays and crown are set with faceted Rhinestones and cut glassware. A.B.E. 1st part of the 19th century PB. 31,7 g

Excellent blade wakizashi saber with original polishing, hamon or hardening mark clearly visible. Original Koshirae (garrison, hilt and scabbard set). Tsuka or handle covered with shark skin or galuchat, with black silk ito. Tsuba or handguard in black iron. Saya or lacquered sheath with some flaws. Keep the Kogatana (small knife placed in the handguard). Japan, 17th-18th century. 61.5 cm long without sheath.

Cavalry 1816 T-type percussion musket with Turkish (tughra) hallmarks, 49.8 cm barrel, thunder hallmark on upper side; French-type lock with the same hallmark; iron fittings with short rod, iron mouthpiece held by a pivot pin; walnut stock; overall length 89 cm. Turkey, second half of the 19th century. Good condition

Officer's belt plate from the 1st cuirassiers regiment known as "de la Reine", in chased and gilded brass, with the arms of France and Savoie surmounted by the royal crown. France and Savoie, surmounted by the royal crown; 74.5 x 86.5 mm. Late 19th, 20th century. Very good condition

Cross of the Order of Malta in gilt metal, enameled, surmounted by a trophy, with an enameled shield; black ribbon; width 50 mm, height 135 mm. Early 20th century. Good condition

Hunting belt in morocco lined with lizard stripes, two gold bands and a central silver band. Gilt brass oval buckle. Signed de Saillard. Second Empire period - late 19th century. A.B.E. Attached: A whip and a dagger. Silver-plated mounting, horn handle, stag head keypad. Coulaux gutter blade. Leather scabbard with two silver trimmings.

Hussar saber Wooden handle with filigree. Brass mounting, single-branch hilt, two baguette mounts, straight quillon. Reassembled with a German blade (circa 1850) with hollow back and sides (pitting). Late 18th century mounting. A.B.E. SF.

Beautiful flintlock shotgun, double barrel in burnished table, converted to percussion while retaining its visible light holes, recurved, gold damascened on top, thunder stamped: "I L C" or "J L C", decorated with foliage, stars, lightning bolts, lozenges, fleurons, spider webs and palmettes and signed: "De l'Étang" and "À Versailles", silver rear sight, gold damascened around and at the tip, length 76 cm, caliber 15 mm; flat-bodied locks chased with fluting at the rear, engraved in the center with a stag and a wolf and signed below the location of the old battery springs: "De l'Étang" on one and : "À Versailles" on the other, slightly engraved hammers; beautiful hallmarked silver fittings, chased with foliage, flaming urns or garnished with fruit, sides of bedplate chased with a frieze of interlaced circles; beautiful veined wood stock, carved on both cheeks with foliage and a fleuron, all edges carved with foliage, flowers and palmettes, squared handle ending with a fantastic winged duck head, short shaft also squared; horn-tipped dewlap ramrod; total length 116 cm. Consulat, First Empire period. Very good condition. POINÇONS: cock 1st title and guarantee: "88" for the province, Seine-inférieure, 1798/1809; silversmith: "J M" surmounted by a star, unidentified; this is the same silversmith who worked for BOUTET, at the Manufacture de Versailles. De L'ÉTANG Constant Prosper, arquebusier inventor in Paris and Versailles, 1805/1828; arquebusier to His Imperial and Royal Highnesses Prince BORGHÈSE. Brevet de perfectionnement, September 26, 1810, for a platinum with over-oxygenated powder ignited by shock; 28 rue de l'Orangerie, Versailles.

Set of metal medals and decorations: - Central African Merit Medal 1959. - Cambodia. Commander's medal of the Royal Order of Sahametrei, silver-plated metal and enamel. Some enamel missing. With diploma dated 1966. - France. Commandeur de la Légion d'honneur medal, silver-plated metal and enamel. With diploma signed by François Mitterrand in 1991. - Greece. Commander's medal of the Greek Order of Honor in yellow metal and enamel and its cord. With its diploma on parchment. - Brazil. Commander's medal of the National Order of the Southern Cross, in gilt metal and enamel (H.Stern), with its cord. - Mexico. Medal of the Order of the Aztec Eagle, in gilt bronze and enamel. Bronze medal with jellyfish head and lanyard.

"Jean GIRAUDEAU - L'Italie, la Sicile, Malte, la Grèce, l'Archipel, les îles ioniennes et la Turquie, souvenirs de voyage historiques et anecdotiques. From the author, Delaunay, Laisné, Bohaire in Paris, 1835 - A superb copy of this very rare travelogue, in its second edition at the date of the original. Complete with 15 lithographed hors-texte plates, including a folding portrait of Otto King of the Greeks, a folding plate depicting the Duchess de Berry's voyage aboard the Francesco and the last two plates, each with 5 vignettes, in addition to numerous in-text vignettes. The interior is generally fresh, with light and slightly more pronounced brown spots on a few plates. A very well-bound copy in period binding, full blue Romantic calf, double framed in gilt fillets on the boards, 4-nerved spine with richly ornamented coffers, gilt fillets on the edges and marbled edges, gilt lace on the flyleaves. Label of the bookseller Bossange Père on the flyleaf. Very slight rubbing and small snags at head and tail of first spine, not serious, very fine condition for this now particularly rare work, the only travel account by physician Jean Giraudeau Saint Gervais. In-8, 404pp + 2 plates in fine."

[ARME]. - "Large percussion pistol" Length 40.5 cm. Liege proofhouse stamp. Engraved hammer, lock and trigger guard, guilloche stock, fulminate capsule holder in stock pommel. Minor damage to frame, functional mechanism.

Croix de chevalier de l'ordre de la Légion d'honneur, luxury model, known as "des cent-gardes", with large crown, eagles in relief, silver, enameled, filleted branches, gold centers in three pieces; boar's head hallmark; with ribbon; diameter 42.5 mm, gross weight 34 g. Second Empire period. Very good condition

Petit Montmorency" revolutionary infantry officer's saber Leather-covered handle with brass filigree and copper lamé. Brass mounting, hilt with one main and two secondary arms. Punched, openwork top. Curved blade with flat back, hollow sides, gutter against edge, engraved "VAINCRE OU MOURIR". Revolutionary period. A.B.E. SF.

France: Oriental-style officer's saber. Handle in eben, cap in crozier ending in a lion's head, connected to the cruiser by a jointing arch composed of a chain (here absent). Straight crosspiece enlarged in the center to form the Oriental-style mounts, decorated with foliage and a lion's head. Strong, short, curved blade with single then double cutting edge at the tip. Leather insert added later. Leather scabbard with brass fittings. Chappe detached but present. TL: 73 cm. First Empire - Restoration.

Flintlock hunting rifle, superimposed rotating barrels by Arault in Versailles at the Petites Écuries, double-barreled then round barrels, with flat top, ribbon, white polished, silver sights, 15 mm caliber, 87.5 cm long; engraved breech; rear lock halves, engraved and chased with a hunting scene on a gold background at the rear, the right-hand lock fitted with the engraved swan-neck hammer, with safety, the left-hand lock is engraved over the entire surface with a hunting scene, the two front lock halves bear the bassinet and battery and are signed, one : "ARAULT À VERSAILLES", the other: "AUX PETITES ÉCURIES"; chased and engraved trigger guard, fitted with a pusher to unlock the barrels for rotation, cut and engraved butt plate and ramrod loops; cheek-grained walnut stock, carved with a rosette and foliage at the rear of the breech tail; the stock has been modified: the horsehair and morocco pad was replaced by walnut in the early 19th century, and the heel was lengthened by 3 cm; walnut butt; wooden ramrod with horn tip; overall length 130 cm. Circa 1760, probably modified in the Consulate or First Empire. Good condition. 2000/3000 ARAULT Jacques Louis, master harquebusier at Versailles, harquebusier to the Comte d'ARTOIS,

Officer's cross of the Order of the Legion of Honor, gold, enameled, gold centers, green laurel leaves, red fruits and trigger guard; eagle head hallmark; rosette ribbon; diameter 40.5 mm, gross weight 23.8 g. Second Empire period. Very good condition

WINCHESTER model 94 30-30 WIN caliber rifle, full magazine model, 50 cm long barrel, 34 cm long stock. Serial no. 2980173 Oxidation TO BID ON CATEGORY C WEAPONS PLEASE PROVIDE US WITH THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS: - HUNTING PERMIT and VALIDATION / SHOOTING LICENSE - IDENTIFICATION, Recto/Verso - SIA N°

Pair of officer's flintlock pistols made in Saint-Etienne, octagonal barrels stamped three times with Leclerc, marked on the upper sides in gold letters: "CANON TORDU", caliber 15 mm smooth bore; flat-bodied, lightly engraved locks, swan-necked hammers, scroll basins, pebble springs; cut-out and engraved iron fittings; walnut stocks, finely checkered grips, adorned with silver filigree and a silver thumb piece monogrammed: "J M"; length 29 cm. (Missing rods and some filigree; slight crack on the counterplate side of one of the pistols). First Empire period. Good condition.

Chevalier grand-croix de l'ordre équestre du Saint-Sépulcre set, enameled vermeil cross; width 52 mm, gross weight 31 g; silver diamond-point plaque, red enameled vermeil center; diameter 90 mm, gross weight 90 g. The set with its grand-cordon and a miniature buttonhole plate in its case. Vatican period, 20th century. Very good condition

Croix de chevalier de l'ordre de la Légion d'honneur, 4th type, silver, enameled, bolted points, enameled gold centers in two pieces; lictor beam hallmark; with its ribbon; diameter 35.5 mm, gross weight 16 g. (Slightly missing enamel; twisted trigger guard). First Empire period. Good condition.

Pair of officer's flintlock military pistols by Misillieu à Paris, white polished, slightly blunderbussed barrels, flat tops extending to the sights, 16 mm caliber; flat-bodied locks signed : "Misillieu à Paris", swan-necked hammers, batteries with safety system, pivoting at 90° to keep the powder in the pan without risking an untimely departure of the shot; cut-out iron fittings, cap nails adorned with a grotesque head; carved veined walnut stocks, barrel ends reinforced by a brown horn tip; wooden ramrods with horn tip terminated by an iron pastille; length 48.5 cm. Circa 1730. Very good condition. MISILLIEU or MICILIEN or MISSILIEU, family of harquebusiers in Saint-Étienne and Paris.

ITALIE - SARDAIGNE - Rare Sardinian Military Valor medal in silver, engraved on the reverse "GUERRA CONTRO L'IMPERO D'AUSTRIA" awarded to "CAP(ITA)NO BIANCHI CESARE - 8° REGGTO FANT. - VINZAGLIO - 30 - MAGGIO 1859". Attached ribbon. Circa 1859. H. 9.2 cm. Gross weight: 17.6 g. History Cesare Bianchi is listed as a captain in the 8th infantry regiment among the Italian recipients of the Sardinian Military Valor in silver.

Set includes : - A court sword, circa 1830 (keyboard missing, plates damaged). - Leather scabbard with 3 iron fittings. - Damaged shagreen-covered scabbard with iron fittings, circa 1760. - Three scabbards and two sword fittings. - Sword blade signed "GOZE Marchand Fourbisseur à Metz".

Walloon sword Onion-shaped pommel. Wrought iron frame, three-prong guard and pierced shell. Copper-studded leather buttstock. Blade with hollow back and sides, engraved with allegorical figures and the words "Solie deo gloria". Punched heel. Nice punch (tenaille). Wirsberger family of Solingen. Circa 1720. Length: 96 cm. A.B.E. (missing pin)