A French Napoleonic AN XI Heavy Cavalry Cuirassiers Troopers Sword. 44” overall, 37 ½” straight multi fullered blade with spear point. Blade with inspector’s mark, back edge engraved ‘M-F’ture Imp du Klingenthal juin 1811’. Four bar brass hilt with brass pommel, original leather with 16 turns of brass wire, numbered ‘255’. In its original heavy steel scabbard numbered ‘255’, with large lyre shaped drag stamped ‘G 998’, with riveted throat piece, with two suspension rings.
Blade with poincon for F.L Lobstein. Reviseur June 1804 to July 1821 at Klingenthal and J.G.Bick controleur February 1809- July 1819 hilt with various marks including poincon of L.C.Balaran 1834-36
Dated 1811
A hard to find sword in fine condition, blade, hilt and scabbard very good, old browning to scabbard. 16 turns to the wire grip binding means that it survived Waterloo. All French Cuirassier companies played an active role during the battle. 54,640 of this pattern made between 1807-1817