Original French Napoleonic Officer Sabre Briquet Sword U.S. Flags out to about 100 meters

out to about 100 meters within a 60° arc in front of the device

but still looks good like a military watch should

This indicates 1941 manufacture by ERMA-Erfurter Maschinenfabrik B Geipel GmbH

leather gear

Original French Napoleonic Officer Sabre Briquet Sword U.S. Flags out to about 100 metersOriginal Item: Only One Available. A fine original example of a French Napoleonic Infantry Officer Sabre Briquet. Officer's purchased their own weapons but this sword very closely resembles one that was officially termed the An XI Infantry Sabre, it was a short curved sword carried by the Infantry, as well as the musket and bayonet. Previous larger designs had proved cumbersome and by 1767, it had become the main fall back weapon, in combat. The