€1,000 - €1,500
LOUIS XIV PERIOD SMALL SWORD (BLADE BROKEN), LATE 17TH / EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Owned by Charles Louis de Chalain, Captain of the Dragoons under Louis XIV, and Chevalier in the Order of Saint Louis. With pierced steel hilt and knuckle guard, the blade engraved Vive le Roi on one side and dragoons and French royal motifs on the other; the blade now broken. Despite the condition, the sword retains strong historic presence through its early royal inscription and courtly form.
Provenance: Château de Chalain. ARMS AND ARMOUR 40 cm. long; 12 cm. wide Tuesday 10th March 2026 10:49:24
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