Set includes: - Lot 181

Set includes: - A cavalry or infantry officer's saber. Polished brass mount and guard. Black grip. Decorated with rosettes and laurel branches. Straight blade stamped “F.B.D.” with a Phrygian cap, standing for François Backès and François Delacour. Iron sheet scabbard with a single ring for the scabbard strap. Late 19th century. Sword length: 101.5 cm. Blade length: 86.5 cm. Total length in the scabbard: 106.5 cm. (Slight oxidation; the sword strap is missing). - A rifle bayonet. Steel mount and handle. Straight blade numbered Q (?) 14759. Metal scabbard marked PJ (?) 66692. Bayonet length: 64 cm. Blade length: 52 cm. Total length in the scabbard: 65.5 cm. (Oxidation, twist at the end of the scabbard).