French cavalry sword with scabbard. Curved single edged blade with one broad fuller and one subsidiary fuller. embossed brass guard, wire bound leather grip. Heavy steel scabbard, approx 40.94 in. long
- Embossed / Repousse - Embossing, also known as repousse, is the technique of decorating metal with raised designs, by pressing or beating out the design from the reverse side of the object.It is the opposite of chasing, where the decoration is applied from the front. An embossed or repoussed object may have chasing applied to finish off the design.
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