Саперный тесак французской армии

An antique French army sapper's cleaver. The hilt is made of brass, consisting of a massive handle and a figured crosspiece. The middle part of the handle is smooth and tapers toward the center. The upper part of the handle is figured, made in the form of a rooster's head with an open beak. At the intersection is a massive rectangular block with a relief image of a lion's head. The crosspiece is straight with endings in the form of stylized animal heads. The blade is massive, double-edged, steel, slightly curved, single-blade, with one wide edge on both sides. The blade is late. The fighting end is double-edged. The scabbard is made of soft leather, has a metal mouth with an oval pommel and tip (the scabbard is shortened to fit the late blade).