Recently acquired from a collector by the Musée National de la Marine, this sabre, engraved with LAimable Grenot is signed by C. Le Conardel Founy La Marine auprès Notre Dame a St Lo. On the blade one can see Faict a Sohlingen (Made in Sohlingen). This German city northwest of Göttingen should not be confused with the cutlery-making city of Solingen, which is east of Düsseldorf. (N° inv. 2003.40.1)