French Light Cavalry Sabre Model 1822 with Brass Guard and Iron Scabbard, Châtellerault
Steel and brass, cast brass four-branch guard. Wooden grip, wire wrapping missing. Single-edged, slightly curved blade with fuller, partially worn engraving on the blade spine "…de Châtellerault", probably "Manufacture d'armes de Châtellerault". Iron scabbard with two movable suspension rings. Inspection stamp "2042" on the guard bar. Overall good, carried condition with even patina. Overall length 115 cm, blade width 4.5 cm, blade length 103 cm.
The Sabre Model 1822 was introduced on 18 January 1822 as the standard weapon of French light cavalry, replacing the earlier An IX and An XI models. The curved blade, known as the "Lame Montmorency", was considered equally effective for cutting and thrusting. The M1822 equipped hussars, chasseurs à cheval, lancers, spahis, and mounted artillery. The Manufacture d'armes de Châtellerault, established by royal decree in 1819, took over production after the gradual closure of the Manufacture royale du Klingenthal (decision from 1830, final relocation by 1838). The stamp "2042" on the guard bar is probably an arsenal or regimental number. This sabre type saw service in the campaigns in Algeria, the Crimean War, the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/71, and the First World War. In 1883 a modified version (M1822-1883) was introduced, with the blade straightened and shortened to 87 cm.
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