Volunteer officer's saber. Handle entirely copper filigree. Brass mounting (traces of silver plating), lion's head pommel, openwork shell guard decorated with a trophy of arms and, in a medallion, a rooster striking down a snake. Openwork top. Curved blade with flat back, hollow sides and gutter. Length: 92 cm. A.B.E. (weld between pommel and hilt) SF. Circa 1792.