SERBIAN GENERAL'S SABER M 1837

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Total length: 94.5 cm Sword: 88.5 cm Blade: 76.00 cm Brass handle with a bulbous head in relief with military symbols Brass handle in relief with the Serbian national symbol Steel curved blade made in France (Chatellerault) The blade is nickel-plated and subsequently ground The same serial number on the spine of the blade and crosspiece: 9 The number 84 is stamped on the blade, which represents the year of production 1884. Wooden scabbard covered in green velvet with two brass fittings, old replacement Provenance: The saber was purchased from a private collection in Bulgaria, and the seller claimed that the saber was part of the spoils of war from the 2nd Balkan War. Show more