EIGHT FRENCH MODEL 1896 CAVALRY SWORDS FOR THE AMERICAN MARKET, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURIES each of regulation type, with fullered blade, the back-edge with Châtellerault arsenal inscription, the forte stamped with the inspector's initials of Jacob Holtzer, and US mark, pierced sheet steel basket hilt, cap pommel, and composite banded grip (one blade pitted, others with small chips and areas of wear) the first: 89.7cm; 35 3/8in blades (8)