Memento of Captain Deroja, of the 3rd Voltigeur Regiment of - Lot 36

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Memento of Captain Deroja, of the 3rd Voltigeur Regiment of - Lot 36
Memento of Captain Deroja, of the 3rd Voltigeur Regiment of the Imperial Guard. Includes: - Imperial Guard officer’s sword, Model 1860. Chiseled brass hilt. Pommel featuring an eagle; crossguard shaped like a lightning bolt with the letter “N” in the center; and a straight guard with acanthus leaves. Guard featuring the large imperial coat of arms and a pump-style counterguard marked “DELACOUR FBT DE L’EMPEREUR A PARIS.” Blackened horn hilt (filigree missing). Straight blade from the Châtellerault factory, triangular in cross-section, marked “Captain Deroja, of the 3rd Voltigeur of the Imperial Guard.” Scabbard missing. Total length: 96 cm. France, Second Empire period. - Officer’s saber of the Vincennes Chasseurs. Bronze mount. Oval pommel with a long tail, decorated with lines and a laurel wreath. Joint arch pierced to accommodate the sword strap, from which two branches extend to form a shell-shaped ornament featuring a laurel wreath against a background of four pennants and stars. Curved crossguard decorated with a star motif. Horn pommel; filigree missing. Curved blade by “Coulaux” in Klingenthal; engraved “Deroja, Captain of the 3rd Battalion of Foot Chasseurs.” Scabbard missing. Total length: 90 cm. France, Second Empire period. -Straight saber for senior officers, Model 1855. Bronze mount; crown-chiseled pommel, filleted crossguard, openwork guard plate with floral decoration, teardrop-shaped crossguard. Horn hilt; filigree missing. Straight blade with two fuller grooves, marked “Solingen” and “Of SUPERIEUR M 1855.” Iron scabbard with two bands and suspension rings. Oxidation. Total length: 102 cm. France, Third Republic period.
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