FRENCH WWI “MACHINE GUNNERS” FASCINE KNIFE, 3″ X 9″ HOOKED BLADE IS HM “SAUT du TARN / 1917″, 15” OA

FRENCH BRASS MOUNTED “VETERINARIAN” ARMY OFFICERS SWORD, CIRCA 1880/90’S PERIOD, 31 3/4″ SEMI ELLIPTICAL BLADE IS HM’ED “COULAUX & CO KRINGENTHAL (ALSACE/FRANCE) AND HAS LIGHT SURFACE RUST, BRASS COURT STYLE SWORD GRIP HAS FOLDING CLAMSHELL WITH “VETERINARIAN” INSIGNIA, EBONY GRIP IS C/W BRASS WIRE WRAPPING, SCABBARD IS DOWN TO BARE METAL AND NEEDS CLEANING, FAIRLY SCARCE SWORD