Officer’s saber of the 13th Light Infantry Demi-Brigade (or Regiment). Leather-wrapped grip with double filigree. Brass mountings, single-bar guard, two shuttle-shaped pommels (one broken), and a straight, rounded quillon. Curved blade with a flat back and hollow edges, engraved, gilded, and blued (showing wear), decorated with a grenade, a Phrygian cap, and a hunting horn featuring the number 13. Leather scabbard with two brass fittings, a pommel button, and a suspension ring. Total length: 87 cm A.B.E. Consulate–First Empire period. Note: The unit became the 13th Light Infantry Regiment in 1803.