Unknown French Sword
I hope that someone here is able to help. The identification of this obviously French sword from the time of the Revolution is very difficult. It ressambles the swords of the Ecole du Mars, but has a much simpler hilt and the scabbard is totally different. First thought that this could be an altered sword of the Ecole du Mars is certainly wrong - in this case there should be traces of manipulation at the hilt, but there is nothing to be seen. The wooden scabbard is covered with light brown, but rather aged velvet. As there are no rings or a hook at the scabbard I suppose that this sword has been worn by aid of a leather device.
The total length is 620 mm, the blade is 485 mm and has a width of 47 mm. The total weight is 1,282 g. Such a piece is neither drawn by Aries nor in the book of Buigné. So I hope that some French collectors can help
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