Collection Highlights
Lincoln visits General McClellan at Antietam
Date:
1862, published later
Object Number:
PR.065.778.5
Medium:
Stereograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
French Cavalry Sabre and Scabbard
Object Number:
X.123ab
Date:
ca. 1850
Medium:
Steel, brass, wood; steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 43 1/8 x 5 x 4 in. ( 109.5 x 12.7 x 10.2 cm )
Marks:
etched: on back of blade: "Manuf're de Klingenthal Coulaux & Cie"
stamped: on drag (obverse side): "Klingenthal"
stamped: on drag (reverse side): "B" in circular depression and "C & C / 1" inside outline of a shield
Description:
Sword (saber) with curved, single-edged steel blade with two fullers, one broad and one narrow; brass half-basket hilt with two sweeping branches on obverse side with molded decoration near juncture with oval counter-guard, which has molded decoration on tip; hardwood grips with carved ridges wrapped with wire; helmet-shaped pommel with leaf and berry border centering a flower; steel scabbard with two carrying rings and asymmetrical drag.
Gallery Label:
This sword is identified as a French Cavalry saber in the accession records.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
