A French military sword (spadroon), single-edged flat-backed blade 32.75 in., blued-and-gilt

A French military sword (spadroon), single-edged flat-backed blade 32.75 in., blued-and-gilt decoration to the forte; gilt-brass five-ball hilt, openwork star within the outer loop, angular knuckle bow, stepped pommel with engraved foliage, rectangular-section grip with chequered wooden panels between beaded gilt-brass borders, c. 1800.