fernando
31st October 2008, 08:33 PM
Just watch this setup.
The hilt dates from the Napoleonic period; the Bisch stamp denotes it was made at the Klingethal Manufacture, basically around 1812.
Later its owner, most probably a Husard, had it repaired with a new blade, this time at Chatellerault in 1834.
Pitty there is no scabbard.
Fernando
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The hilt dates from the Napoleonic period; the Bisch stamp denotes it was made at the Klingethal Manufacture, basically around 1812.
Later its owner, most probably a Husard, had it repaired with a new blade, this time at Chatellerault in 1834.
Pitty there is no scabbard.
Fernando
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