As Christek said, your sword was indeed made during the napoleonic period in Klingenthal and I mean a 100% Klingenthal piece, as the vast majority of the napoleonic imperial era.
Quite desiderable, I would not mind owing it and if with original scabbard... that is rarely seen.
The poicons on the blade and hilt are Klingenthal insepector marks:
1. B with a star above:
BORSON Etienne, Louis Lieutenant-colonel Blade inspector 1st class and also director of the manufacture d'Etat from 1. august 1814 to 1. september 1815
2. B in imperial laurel wreath:
BICK, Jean-Georges, controlleur from 23 februar 1809 to 1 august 1824
3. The big corsiva B:
BISCH, Joseph, Ambroise, assemblation inspector, at Klingenthal from 23. feb. 1809
4. Big L is for:
LOBSTEIN François, Louis Klingenthal revisor from 15 june 1804
Most certainly from the late 1814, as the engraving on the back says.
Kind regards,
Matej
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