Cavalry non-commissioned officer's saber, Bavaria, wz. 1826

saber length in scabbard 1115 g, saber length 993 mm, head length 865 mm, head width at base 23 mm, back thickness at base 7 mm, saber weight 625 g, saber weight in scabbard 995 g.

Hand closed, steel frame. Saxon-shaped, triple-barreled yoke. The rear arm of the hilt curled into a volute towards the head. The front one, arched, reaches the head and forms the main bail. The two side bails connect to the main bail in its central part. The shaft is wooden, cross-notched, covered with black leather. The cap is long, at the bottom fixed together with the shaft by a ring at the hilt, at the top it is riveted on an oval pad with the shaft of the head. The steel hilt, polished, of moderate curvature, profiled on both sides into a single medial furrow, reaching a long, double-edged feather. The staff is symmetrical. At the height of the belly, on both sides, etched decoration: floral threads and a banderole with the inscription "In Treue Fest" (Faithful and Strong) - the motto of the Kingdom of Bavaria and its rulers. On the outer sill the signature of the manufacturer Weyersberg, Kirschbaum. P o c h w a steel, polished, with a single riffle with a movable collar on the back. Neck fixed in the scabbard sheath by two screws. The spur is symmetrical.
state of preservation: 4+/4+/4+