Model 1822 light cavalry saber. Leather-covered handle with brass filigree. Brass mounting. Hallmarked three-prong hilt. Flat-backed curved blade engraved "Manufr Nle de Châtellerault avril 1849", stamped on the heel. Lightened sheet-iron scabbard with a strap bearing the same serial number as the guard. Asymmetrical stinger. With bleached buffalo strap by Henri Brun. Length : 110 cm A.B.E.