French or Continental light cavalry sword, Solingen made

[Radboud]

Another sword just like it. Definitely looks like a specific model/pattern given the amount that are around once you start to look.

[werecow]

Another sword just like it. Definitely looks like a specific model/pattern given the amount that are around once you start to look.

Yeah, there's a bunch of them with small variations... another one is discussed here. It's clearly (some derivative of?) the French light cavalry sabre modèle An IX or XI, or the hilt could be from an F1 dress saber (though I can only find pictures of reproductions of those at the moment, and the blade in the OP seems too wide). In any case, the secondary "petit-Montmorency-style" fuller seems anomalous on these mounts and the main fuller usually extends all the way down.
Of course, the French Napoleonic models were copied a lot... The Prussian origin suggested by corrado26 seems plausible given the German inscription on his example, except I don't think I've ever seen a Prussian sword in these kinds of brass three-branch mounts. Maybe Bavarian? Swiss? Austrian? Who else spoke German around that time? }|:oP

[toaster5sqn]

I'm going to have to disagree with it being a French sabre, the pommel is completely different to the French models shown.

Robert

[Radboud]

This is an interesting read from another forum:

https://sbg-sword-forum.forums.net/t...rs-sabre-saxon

My suspicion would be that it belonged to an officer of a German State, either in French service or afterwards.

[werecow]

Originally Posted by toaster5sqn

I'm going to have to disagree with it being a French sabre, the pommel is completely different to the French models shown.

Robert

My contention is only that it is based on the French IX and XI designs, not that the specific sabre shown in the OP is French. I still think it easily could be, but the German inscription on at least one sword with similar mounts suggests a more plausible alternative hypothesis.

Originally Posted by Radboud

This is an interesting read from another forum:

https://sbg-sword-forum.forums.net/t...rs-sabre-saxon

My suspicion would be that it belonged to an officer of a German State, either in French service or afterwards.

Yes, although keeping in mind toaster5sqn's remarks, note also that the sword under discussion there has a much blockier pommel, much more like the Dutch M1813 he's comparing it to.