French Hussar sabre – model ANIV – 1795/6

French Hussar sabre – model ANIV – 1795/6. The stamps indicate it was made between 1795-1803 so Consular period. This sword was originally part of the Geoff Worrall’s collection and due to the leather scabbard could have possibly been supplied by the French to America for the War of Independence. Regulation pattern sword with brass hilt and ribbed leather grip, curved single edged blade with wide fuller. The scabbard leather stitched with brass frog and drag note drag is a period replacement and a hairline crack in cross guard please see images. Overall length 92cm the blade 94cm