Original Item: Only One Available. This is a wonderful and exceptionally rare example of a French Napoleonic Era Sapper’s Dress Axe. The axe is in wonderful condition for the age and even …

The boarding saber used by the French Navy under the First Empire was nicknamed "pot spoon" because it was equipped with a spoon-shaped shell designed to protect the hand. ... Sapper's axe. The infantry sapper's axe had a blade with a half-moon edge and a flat-section pick, all connected to the handle by a brass socket. The handle, still made ...

Antique French Napoleonic Army Sapper's Or Pioneer's Massive Axe Ax. Full Length : 37 inch Blade Length : 15.5 inch. Detailed condition reports are not {ellipsis}

Jul 19, 2010 · A sapper, in the sense first used by the Assyrian Army in the early 7th Century BC, was one who excavated trenches under defensive fire to advance a besieging army’s position …

A sapper, in the sense first used by the French military, was one who dug trenches to allow besieging forces to advance towards the enemy defensive works and forts, over ground that is …

The term Sapper can be traced back as far as 1501 to the siege of Rouen during the French Wars. Sappers, throughout time, have proven their abilities to build and repair fortifications, …

France, 19th century. Reproduction of a sapper's axe case based on the 1828 model. In blackened cowhide, with two flaps and buckles with a blackened iron barb. Leather-covered …

Sapper ax from the Imperial Guard of Napoleon Bonaparte. Large hammer-back ax iron. Blackened wooden handle fixed above the "eye" by a brass plate and at the end of a brass …

Situated on the German border and not far from the German city of Karlsruhe, it is the easternmost commune in Metropolitan France (excluding the island of Corsica). The German …

Cette commune se trouve dans la région historique et culturelle d' Alsace. Située dans l'angle nord-est du département du Bas-Rhin, à la confluence de la Lauter et du Rhin, Lauterbourg …

Lauterbourg is situated in the Bas-Rhin department and Grand-Est region. Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are …