French Infantry Officer's Sword Model 1857 with Eagle Guard and Leather Scabbard, 16th Regiment
Steel and brass. Double-edged, double-fullered blade with bilateral fullers. Brass hilt with wire-wrapped grip, lateral guard branches and olive-shaped pommel. Fixed, kidney-shaped guard plate with applied eagle in relief as the emblem of the Second Empire. Regimental designation "16" for the 16th Infantry Regiment on the guard bow. Leather scabbard with brass fittings at throat and chape, broken in the middle and present in two pieces. The blade shows traces of corrosion and pitting, the brass hilt with even age patina. Overall length 97 cm, blade length 80 cm.
The Infantry Officer's Sword Model 1857 was introduced under Emperor Napoleon III during the Second Empire and manufactured at the Manufacture Impériale de Châtellerault. The eagle relief applied to the guard plate is the characteristic distinguishing feature of this model, symbolising imperial authority. After the fall of the Second Empire in 1870, the eagle was replaced by a flaming grenade on later models. The regimental number on the guard bow assigned the sword to a specific unit and served for military identification purposes.
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