NAPOLEONIC, GRAND ARMEE,S IST EMPIRE PERIOD IMPERIAL GUARD, CIRCA 1805 INFANTRY SABRE CHASSEUR OFFICER'S SWORD, GILT ENGRAVINGS , WITH BRASS SCABBARD, VERY RARE AND BEAUTIFUL, VERY WELL PRESERVED FOR A 200 YEAR OLD SWORD. MEASURES 38 INCHES OVERALL WITH A 32 1/2 INCH BLADE. SIGNED SOLINGEN ON ONE SIDE AND S&K ON OTHER SIDE.

 This sword was carried by officers serving in the Grenadier, Voltigeur, Chasseur, and Carabinier companies of Napoleon's infantry and light Cavalry. While they varied somewhat in pattern, this particular example is one of the more elegant.