A French Napoleonic AN XI Light Cavalry Troopers Sword. 40” overall, 34 ½” curved fullered blade with inspector’s poincon of ‘J. Krantz’, back edge engraved ‘M-F’ture Imp du Klingenthal Septembre 1812’. Three bar brass hilt, brass pommel with V stamp, original leather grip with large brass rivet, stamped ‘Versailles’ with other unidentified stamps. In its original heavy steel scabbard with two suspension rings.
Dated 1812.
Sword in good condition, some old worm holes in grip.