PRESERVING HISTORY, NAPOLEONIC CONSULAR PERIOD HUSSAR OFFICER SWORD USED DURING ITALIAN CAMPAIGN CA 1796. THIS SWORD WOULD HAVE BEEN USED BY AN ITALIAN HUSSAR OR AUSTRIAN HUSSAR. THERE IS A COUPLE REPAIRS TO HILT AND COUPLE DENTS IN SCABBARD, CONSISTANT WITH AGE SEE PHOTO.. THIS IS A VERY RARE EXAMPLE, FROM THE MUSEUM LIKE COLLECTION OF AUTHOR RICHARD BEZDEK. MEASURES 40 INCHES OVERALL WITH A 34 INCH BLADE. |