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Hi Fernando,
I did not say it was a "fake", but probably a "reproduction" because it has some characteristics observed on swords called "oriental" of the Officers superior 1st Empire, without having the qualities. But in fact it is difficult to judge the real quality of the patterns engraved on the "quillion" with photos. But what is certain is that he is not French of the 1st Empire period, so either a reproduction, or a later model. For my sword, it is indeed a Mameluk sword of the Army of the Emperor, so by this fact, a sword of the Mameluke Unit of the Imperial Guard, before 1806.
Why 1806? The only sabers specially designed for the French Mamluk Unit were made in 1806 by the Manufacture de Versailles at 36 swords and in 1809 at 49 swords and the 2 different types easily identifiable by the handle and the scabbard and designated as type 1 of 1806 and type 2 of 1809. They are the rarest, most wanted and most falsificated swords of all the period of the Napoleonic battles.
And all the Mamelukes of the Emperor's Army were assimilated to the famous "Chasseurs à cheval de la Garde Impériale" and then incorporated in 1815 during the ‘’Cent Jours period’’ to the legendary "1st Régiment de Chasseur de la Garde Impériale’’. Before 1806, the Mamelukes carried their swords to "the Oriental" manner, like the Janissaries wrapped in theire belt or hanged with 2 hanging rings. Swords may have 2 rings along the scabbard and others, probably older, of the first French period of Mamelouk incorporation, had more Oriental traditional type.
The Mameluke swords of the Emperor's Army are so rare and "so little known" that there is still not much documentation available. It is undoubtedly by reading the history of the Campage of Egypt against the Mamluks then the progression of the Mamluks in the Army of the Emperor from 1799 until 1815 that it is, or will be possible to make more comparisons.
The picture of Gérôme's painting represents General Bonaparte with a Mamluk sword, but not a Mamluk style sword, because in 1799 the Mamluk style sword did not exist. But you're right that one with 2 rings along the sheath. It exist the both variants, which depend indoubly of the wish of the warrior or ???? can be also when he rides a camel or a horse ???
So the Regulatory French swords for Mamluks of the 1st Empire that can be observed in some Museums, are part of the only 85 copies officially manufactured by the Manufacture of Versailles in 1806 and 1809 (all marked by the Manufacture). Some other rare sabers very often "badly identified" are authentic swords of Mamelukes of the Campaign of Egypt defeated by Génénal Napoléon Bonaparte and incorporated, later, in Elite Units of the Army of the Emperor. They were then, very few, less 50 seems it.
Let us not forget that the Mamluks were invited by Napoleon on the 18 May 1804, to participate in his coronation. He was extremely proud of them.
So, I will make a classification and 3 types ...
1. Swords of the "Oriental" model of the Mamluks who arrived from the Egyptian Campaign and which must be considered as being of very first period and can present some "arrangement" or "customizations".
2. The 1st Regulatory Model of the Manufacture of Versailles of 1806.
3. The 2nd legal model of the Manufacture of Versailles of 1809.