A fine French light cavalry trooper’s sabre, Model 1816, manufactured at the Royal Arms Manufactory of Klingenthal.

The blade is dated February 1819 and bears the inscription of the Manufacture Royale du Klingenthal, together with period control marks on both the blade and hilt. The substantial brass multi-branch guard retains its leather-covered grip with twisted wire binding, while the sabre is complete with its steel scabbard.

A particularly well-preserved example of the French regulation light cavalry sabre introduced following the Napoleonic Wars and produced during the Bourbon Restoration.