GAC sabre

fernando · 2nd April 2011, 06:32 PM

So the blade was made at Klingenthal. Is that the entire text, as shown in the picture ... no date or Couleaux Freres ?
The Versailles inscritption on the hilt; could it be that the hilt was made at Manufacture de Versaiiles or, which is more likely, these troops were stationed at Versailles barracks?
Could you show us the inspection marks (poinçons), if there are any?

Ian Knight · 2nd April 2011, 08:05 PM

Hello Fernando,
This is the complete script on the blade. It was only used in this form for a very short amount of time.
The hilt was made at the Versailles arsenal.
The poinçons are that of Benjamine Levavasseur, directeur at Klingenthal from 1793-1803 and Jean Mouton, controlleur from 1798-1809.

Ian

2nd April 2011, 08:05 PM	#2
Ian Knight Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: East Sussex, England. Posts: 103	Hello Fernando, This is the complete script on the blade. It was only used in this form for a very short amount of time. The hilt was made at the Versailles arsenal. The poinçons are that of Benjamine Levavasseur, directeur at Klingenthal from 1793-1803 and Jean Mouton, controlleur from 1798-1809. Ian Attached Images

2nd April 2011, 06:32 PM	#1
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	So the blade was made at Klingenthal. Is that the entire text, as shown in the picture ... no date or Couleaux Freres ? The Versailles inscritption on the hilt; could it be that the hilt was made at Manufacture de Versaiiles or, which is more likely, these troops were stationed at Versailles barracks? Could you show us the inspection marks (poinçons), if there are any?