Шпага офицера всех родов войск (Франция)

French ceremonial officer's sword. The blade is steel, straight, double-edged, with two wide fuller grooves on both sides and a ridge in the center. The hilt consists of a handle and a brass guard. The handle is made of horn, brown with grooves. The guard has a single protective D-shaped bar that smoothly transitions into the crossguard. The guard cup has a background of six stripes, an oak wreath (left) and a laurel wreath (right). The scabbard is metal, with a ring for hanging. The model, created on March 19, 1872, was intended for officers of all branches of the military and administration. Subsequently, it was especially popular among officers of the Colonial Commissariat, the Control Corps, sub-intendants, as well as officers of the gendarmerie and the Republican Guard.