Baton of a cuirassier officer, France, 1815

length of scabbard in scabbard 1040 mm, length of scabbard 988mm, length of head 840 mm, width of head at base 36 mm, thickness of back at base 13 mm, weight of scabbard 110 g, weight of scabbard in scabbard 1510 g

Closed hilt, brass basket-disc frame. Tailpiece is sigmoidal, four-cornered, decorated with an oak leaf motif, as are the short cap and the back of the shield. Wooden shaft, diagonally notched, covered with leather and laced with filigree. The head is polished, wedge-shaped, profiled on both sides in two wide and deep furrows along its length. Short double-edged blade, the hilt symmetrical. On the outer amphibian, below the short sill, signatures: the letter "L" in a circle, the letter "B" topped with a star. On the back the inscription: Manufre Rale du Klingenthal mars 1815". P o c h w a steel, polished, with flat back. Two riffles with movable collars, neck, spur.
state of preservation: 4+/4+/4+