Infantry officer saber type 1882. Horn handle. Nickel-plated four-pronged frame (one repaired). Regulation blade, punched at the heel, with hollow sides, gutter and flat back, engraved " Mre d'Armes de CHatt Aout 1877 = O d'Infrie Mle 1855 ". Bowl engraved " BERNARD ". Sheet metal scabbard with a strap. A.B.E. This saber would have belonged to Jean Joseph BERNARD (1890-1916). Second lieutenant in the 159th RI, died for France on February 15, 1916 at Estrée Gauchy (Pas de Calais).