FRANCE, 19th century, Artillery officer's sword, wz. 1837

Length of spade in scabbard: 93.5 cm. Length of bare spade: 91.8 cm. Blade length: 75 cm. Head with two furrows, signed: "Coulard, Klingenthal, France". Weight of spade in scabbard: 0.83 kg. Weight of bare spade: 0.62 kg Blackened wood handle entwined with twisted wire on 10 notches. Tailpiece of gilded bronze with two kidney-shaped shields. Fixed shield decorated with a panoply with two cannon barrels under the breastplate against a background of acanthus leaves. Movable shield without decoration. On the bow of the hilt punca Klingenthal and the number "60". Leather scabbard with a bronze window to which a shield-shaped carrying clip is attached. The window also with the punca "60". State of preservation 5/5/5.