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Under this heading you can find the Napoleonic soldier's basic weapons such as the Infantry Sabre Briquet or the Cutlass Sabre, but also some very fine weapons outstandingly replicated down to the markings matching exactly those of that time.
See our hussar sabres, all our sabres with blue and gold blades as our sabre for officier subalterne de chasseur a cheval de la garde.
We make our copies using a hugh documentation, but also genuine pieces from our personal but also from private collections, from which we make moulds.
Caution, most of our sabres are not made for fencing, when it is possible we indicate it clearly.
Our swordknots are functional, you can adjust them to your wrists, we make them in our atelier in France.
We are not specialists of japanese weapons.
We asked our customers on our Facebook page.
It seems that it is probably a gunto.
Weight 976 gr, length (tang not included) : 735 mm
Don't buy it if you are not sure.
Sabre with holes in blade.
Fencing blade for sword, bayonet for english rifle WWII, 1 extremity of prussian swordknot, 1 swordknot.
Voyez ce que vous pouvez faire avec...C'est pas cher!
Not touched for 70 years, need a cleaning, if you want to do it.
Total length 96 cm, blade 79 cm.
Blade oxydized, relaxed filigree, price in relation...it is more than 200 years old.
Old guard and blade, new scabbard, no stamp or any engraving
Many french officers and generals used these types of sabres, taken from mamelouks, all allong Napoleonic battles, as Murat and Lasalle, who were both in Egypt with Napoleon.
Mamelouk leaded Egypt when Bonaparte arrived in this country.
He was very impressed by the courage of these soldiers and brought some with him in France for his personal guard.
Mamelouks fought in famous battles as Austerlitz.
We made a mould of an original sabre to be sure to obtain the best copy.
Then we copied exactly a 2 centuries old blade, and we added on it 2 mottos, same as on a blade found in Russia from Baron "Meda".
Complete translation later....
Length 102,5 cm
Copy of a sabre sold on 6 the decembre 2019, by Thierry de Maigret, assisted by Bernard Croissy expert, in Drouot for 103.648 €.
You could not buy it, you can buy its copy.
We are really fed up to see our new productions copied by people who are unable to recreate Empire sabres by themselves.
So we change our former production for a more elaborate one.
We will see if our competitors will be unprincipled enough to copy again our production .
We worked about 2 years to obtain blue and gold colour as 2 centuries ago on this french Officer Subalterne Saber.
This sabre equipped officers of imperial guard, especially the "chasseur à cheval de la garde" who had to follow the Emperor and protect him in all situations.
It explains why this sabre is so prestigious.
Have a look to fine details on scabbard: eagle, spider net...See engravings on blade.
The scabbard is made of brass, with a core made of wood and covered with black leather.
Traditional production for weddings, ceremonies, of Indian dignitaries. The same kind of sabre that you can see of portarits of maharja of XIX th century.
Very nice damascus blade, jagged on back, hilt and metal parts of scabbard are in silver on black.
Made as centuries ago, really deserves a place in a nice collection of weapons.
Total length with scabbard 113 cm.
Traditional production for weddings, ceremonies, of Indian dignitaries. The same kind of sabre that you can see of portarits of maharja of XIX th century.
Very nice damascus blade, jagged on back, hilt and metal parts of scabbard are in silver on black.
Made as centuries ago, really deserves a place in a nice collection of weapons.
Length 95 cm, blade 82 cm.
GOOD WOODEN GRIP.
Sabre attributed to staff officers and "adjudants commandants".
Scabbard in darkened steel with his very special brass and steel extremity.
Engraved blade, BLUE AND GOLD.
NEW HANDLE, SLIM HANDLE. PEAK OF BLADE ON SIDE! NOT IN THE MIDDLE, AS IT WAS AFTER EMPIRE PERIOD.
Length 111,5 cm Blade 96,5 cm Weight:1,7 Kg!
For cuirassiers.
NEW HANDLE, SLIM HANDLE, PEAK OF BLADE ON SIDE! NOT IN THE MIDDLE, AS IT WAS AFTER EMPIRE PERIOD.
Very similar to "cavalerie de ligne/cuirassier"sabre. Only scabbard is different, made with brass and leather. Brass handle.
Profil of the Emperor in silver. "Garde Impériale", "Chasseurs à pied" , eagle and "N" on blade.
All main symbols of Empire are here, we had to do it...here it is. Limited stock for the moment .
Length 90 cm, blade 75 cm. Weight 1108 gr with scabbard, 779 gr without
We did not invent this sword, see the drawing from catalog of Fournera, 28 rue Neuve Saint Nicolas in Paris during first Empire.
See details: Emperor's head, bees, eagle head, just "N" is lacking, even blade is engraved with an eagle.
We made moulds from existing swords and copied best parts to give birth again to this pefect symbol of first Empire.
Web on entry of scabbard and back of guard, symbol of staff officers...and of course, blue and gold blade, exclusive production of Empirecostume/ Antikcostume.
Length 99 cm, blade: 82.5 cm.
You can now choose blade with or without blue and gold, both have same engravings.
Not touched for 70 years, need a cleaning, if you want to do it.
Total length 90 cm, blade 75 cm.
Relaxed filigree, more than 200 years old.
Profile of the Emperor in silver. "Garde Impériale", "Grenadiers à pied" (his "vieux grognards"), eagle and "N" on blade.
All main symbols of Empire are here, we had to do it...here it is.
Length 90 cm, blade 75 cm. Weight 1108 gr with scabbard, 779 gr without
We sell old sabres and swords, so we also buy them
For price quote, contact us
No information on delivery time
Blade with blue and gold for officers. Plain but with engravings for troop.
Quite unusual type, we replaced broken blade by a new one, with scabbard, to allow use in re enactment.
Total length 89 cm, scabbard included
New blade with engravings.
Used from end of Louis XVI period till Empire period
1 type of revolution
1 type in AN XIII style of light cavalry....with engravings on blade.
Copy of a genuine one that we had on stock. Nice blue and gold blade. GOOD WOODEN GRIP.
Flexible blade, very light, sabre weight is less than 600 grammes without scabbard.
We especially worked on sabre weight, this is a point which makes usually the difference between genuine pieces and copies.
Engravings are similar with original, nice copy of a plain but typical weapon.
We began to work on this sabre 4 years ago.
It is a synthesis of what was produced for generals, in "vendemiaire an XII" style during Consulat and then Empire.
Cock is here replaced by Eagle, symbol of Empire.
Scabbard in blackened steel is adorned with nice chiselled brass accessories.
Blue and gold blade is also adorned by Imperial eagle and trophies.
Marins de la garde fought more on earth than on the sea because of Trafalgar.
This sabre is very special, because it looks like a mamelouk sabre so like a light cavalry sabre and these soldiers were sailors, dressed as hussars.
ANCIEN PRIX: 870 €
Document de travail indispensable pour les collectionneurs et reconstitueurs.
Le propriétaire précédent de ces fascicules dont la parution s'est échelonnée pendant plus de 20 ans a eu la très bonne idée de les relier par thématique.
Tous ceux qui ont utilisé les fascicules non reliés parus dans un ordre parfois déroutant, apprécieront cette initiative!
329 planches reliées en 7 volumes + 5 séries de fascicules brochés.
Poids total de 14,4 kg. L'ensemble des fascicules avec les coffrets pèse normalement 15 kg.
Ici les coffrets ont été remplacés par les couvertures. S'il manque des fascicules (nous ne les avons pas tous repointés...), ce ne pourrait être que quelques unités!
Les modèles sont précisément décrits avec des indications sur le poids, les dimensions, les variantes....etc.
Un travail jamais égalé qui est largement remboursé par les erreurs que vous éviterez de commettre grâce aux informations contenues dans les planches.
Les étiquettes des couvertures des livres sont un peu fatiguées, bon état par ailleurs, planches impeccables.
Aigle et pistolet pas inclus dans le prix, il s'agit juste d'une suggestion de représentation
Sabre for "grenadiers à pied de la garde"(the famous " grognards") and" chasseurs à pied de la garde".
Blade 70 cm. Total length 84 cm. Weight without scabbard: 0,7 kg, with scabbard: 1,2 kg. Scabbard made in thick leather. THIS SABRE CAN BE SENT TO USA and CANADA with no additive shipping cost (you will be charged of 45 € only, for shipping, automatically added at the end of your order).
Sorry, could not find time for translation.
Tout à fait typique des épées utilisées en combat à partir de remontage de pièces anciennes restées parfois depuis très longtemps dans la même famille.
On recyclait une lame et une (partie) de garde ancienne pour refaire une épée plus conforme aux normes du moment.
Pommeau provenant d'une épée de la fin du XVIII ème siècle, percé sur le côté pour accueillir une branche de garde qui n'a plus lieu d'être sur une épée de combat/duel.
Fusée du type utilisé sur les épées d'escrime à la fin du XIX ème siècle recouverte de 2 filigranes torsadés de 2 sections différentes.
Plateau bivalve en laiton repercé
Lame à fort talon 76 cm, nue, sans aucune gravure
Longueur totale 93 cm, une seule bague (fendue) sur la fusée, le plateau a un peu de jeu et présente une petite fêlure en bordure.
Same editor as" Trésors du musée de l'Empéri", same quality, not translated in english, but pictures talk...
New!
Very nice second empire sword.
Pommel with bee typical of second empire .
Attributed by some authors as for officers of "poudres et salpêtres", but it is quite an unusual type.
Mother of pearl in perfect condition. Total length 91 cm.
No scabbard.
Actual best copy of the sabre used by "grenadiers a cheval de la garde".
Our supplier is also in containment!
This future sabre was planned to be delivered in april. It will be quite later, due to covid containments.
Many customers asked us to reserve one. Finally we allow them to order it from now.
Main differEnces will be on guard:
Round pommel with beading.
Global more elegant aspect.
Junction with main branch and pommel with delicate engravings.
ACTUAL PICTURES OF GUARD NOT AVALABLE.
Brass scabbard with superb decorations. Specific sabre attributed to train d'artillerie of "Garde Impériale". This very mobile unit was used to help line artillry in most of battles. TRAIN DE LA GARDE supplied ARTILLERY DE LA GARDE in powder and bullets.
Made from an original type that you can see in our exhibition in Dinard.
Used by British marine, American marine till independance, and french marine during revolution when they captured some.
And why not by Caribbean pirates?
This was kind of the "Swiss knife" of the Empire soldier.
For line infantry troop.
Total length: 73 cm
Weight: 1320 gr with scabbard.
This sabre looks like a real french cutlass 1833 regulation type.
Not for fighting, we sell another cutlass really made for fighting.
Length: 80 cm
Weight: 1400 gr
This sabre looks like a real french cutlass 1833 regulation type.
Not for fighting, we sell another cutlass really made for fighting.
We soon propose a new type, we sell the sample that we kept from last production.
Travelling in India, we were lucky enough to find craft workers who still work as 1000 years ago.
Blade are made folding metal many times, giving strength to it.
Damascus is locally cleared up..but still nice.
Inscriptions in arabic and floral design are made in golden colour.
Entry of scabbard is opened on side to allow very curved blade to move inside of it.
For price quote, contact us
Out of stock
Not touched for 70 years, need a cleaning, if you want to do it.
Total length 99 cm, blade 81 cm.
Large blade with some visible engravings.
Used till empire period
220,00 €
Out of stock
Excellent quality of leather and brass, the french touch for military equipment.
Dust included in price!
Can also be used to hang small swords.
Price per one
Most prized sabre of carabineer, used almost during all Empire period.
Very flat and plain blade, with no engravings, as it was on these sabres.
Pommel and handle are same as for heavy cavalry.
Original price: 175 €
Voici ce qu'en dit wikipedia:
"Le bokken (木剣?, littéralement « sabre de bois ») ou bokutō (木刀?, nom généralement utilisé au Japon) est un sabre japonais en bois imitant la forme du katana.
Il peut être utilisé avec la garde (tsuba) qui protège les mains, ou sans la garde.
Il est employé dans l'aïkido, le iaido, le jōdō, le kendo, le kenjutsu et le ninjutsu. Il est également utilisé comme arme pour l'entrainement au chanbara. Utilisé à l'origine pour l'entraînement, il est aussi devenu une arme de combat. Le samouraï Miyamoto Musashi est réputé pour ses combats au bokken, notamment lors de son duel contre Kojirō Sasaki. Il est l'arme par excellence du kenjutsu dans la plupart des koryū.
Comme les katanas, les bokken ont suivi leur époque, et chaque école traditionnelle historique — Tenshin Shoden Katori Shintō Ryu, Kashima Shinto Ryu, Yagyu Ryu, Yagyu Shinkage Ryu, Hyoho Niten Ichi Ryu, etc. — possède des caractéristiques physiques, poids, courbure, longueur, pointe, épaisseur, adaptée à la technique de cette école. Il existe aujourd’hui plus d’une centaine de modèles, dont environ la moitié est toujours utilisée."
Voici les caractéristiques du modèle que nous proposons.
Longueur:
Poids:
Best actual copy on the market.
Length 106 cm. Blade 88 cm
Weight with scabbard: 2130 gr, without: 1223 gr.
This sabre existed with at least 2 types of scabbards
This sabre is inspirited from the one of general Andreas Graf Hadik (1710 -1790), he was Field's marshall of the Habsburg Empire. Can also fit an hussar officer of french empire....If you don't read indications on blade.
Il arrive souvent de perdre les bouteroles des sabres briquets ou d'abordage.
Pour remédier à ce problème nous en mettons quelques unes en vente.
Laiton, longueur 85 mm boule non comprise.
Largeur à l'entrée 33 mm.
Interesting for fencing training.
Quillons 17,5 cm. Very curved blade 75 cm. Total length 89 cm. Weight ( without scabbard): 0,99 kg, with scabbard: 1,46 kg.
Only one for sale
189,00 €
Unavailable
I sell my personal sample, the one that was used as sample to make our limited serie of 12 pieces in 2015.
Travelling in India, we were lucky enough to find craft workers who work as 1000 years ago.
Blade are made folding metal many time, it gives strength to the metal that is also especially sharp.
Inscriptions in arabic are made with real gold wire, inserted inside metal with a small mallet, after digging thin lines with a small gouge.
Scabbard extremities are made in silverplated and chiselled metal. Silver is new and shiny but will progressively become grey as an old sabre.
930,00 €
Out of stock
Weapon and tool, this sabre could be used as a saw.
Pommel with cock head. Weight with scabbard 1954 gr, without 1500 gr. Total length 104 cm, blade 76 cm.
199,00 €
Out of stock
Made in thick white leather for re enactment .
Size is adjustable, if you are not especially big or tall you can reduce size of strap and make 2 new holes.
See lines on both sides of the strap.
Size is adjustable, if you are not especially big or tall you can reduce size of strap and make 2 new holes.
We cleaned three types that we provide, first item on global picture is the one described as "Arms trophy with big quiver".
We usually deliver it as on other pictures, you can clean it or not, depending of the use.
Consulat and Empire where periods of constant wars. People were very interseted by greek and roman civilization.
Scabbards for sabres, furnitures, were often decorated with nice symbols of victory.
Some are made in brass, some in copper. 5 CM HIGH
We cleaned three types that we provide, second item on global picture is the one described as "Arms trophy with big quiver".
We usually deliver it as on other pictures, you can clean it or not, depending of the use.
We cleaned three types that we provide, third item on global picture is the one described as "Arms trophy with big quiver".
We usually deliver it as on other pictures, you can clean it or not, depending of the use.
50 grammes, 18 cc, diam: 0,36 mm. Very useful to attach plates or restaure sabres or swords hilts
Now all made in our atelier, with french braid and french stars.
More expensive, but quality is better.
We tried many suppliers, but could not obtain a regular quality.
Gold braid with oak leaves for generals and marshalls, 24 vertical torsades 6 cm long
Can be proposed without stars for a colonel, 2 or 3 stars for a general and also for marshall...
Nous faisons maintenant nos dragonnes d'officier entièrement dans notre atelier.
Les galons sont de fabrication française.
Nous avons essayé de multiples fournisseurs, leur travail est trop irrégulier, pas fiable.
This is not a regulation type, but it existed.
White/grey strong leather.
Completely made in our atelier, we even used old fringes taken from old epaulettes to be sure to have the best quality to finish the complete uniform of marin de la garde, maitre d'equipage.
None on stock, delivery time at list 2 months.
Extremities are mixed: red and gold for grenadier, red gold and green for "chasseur à pied". Both are made in leather instead of braid for line infantry.
Red braid made in France, 2 "rings" in braid to maintain swordknot on wrist, extremities made in Asia, assembled in France.
Total length 42 cm
Not only for decoration, useful to get sabre back form ennemies body.....
We propose different assorted colours corresponding to different troops.
Not for napoleonic re enactment.
Interesting for insurgents or pirates for instance, very useful for many periods in fact.
LIMITED SERIE IN THICK BLACK LEATHER
Very useful to show your collection.
Very useful to show your collection.
Very useful to show your collection.
For weapons with thick scabbards.
You need to add something to maintain the scabbard if it is a narrow one
18,90 €
Unavailable
Length with scabbard 102 cm, blade 75 cm.
Weight without scabbard: 920 gr.
You can replace blade by fencing blade.
The color may vary depending on the delivery.
Either identical to the photo or brown leather.
Total length : 41 cm
For fusil Charleville, sold with his scabbard. Length 48 cm
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