This sabre, that belonged to Eugène Beauharnais, differs from the usual dress weapons of the Napoleonic period and reproduces with certain alterations the Turkish variant of the late 18th-19th century. The blade is of Turkish damask steel decorated with gold inlay: stylized plant ornament and cartouches with Arabic inscriptions, including the signature of the craftsman: "Made by al-Hadji Sunkur". The blade was probably brought back as a trophy by Eugène Beauharnais who accompanied Napoleon on the Egyption expedition. The hilt was produced by a Parisian craftsman as is indicated by the proof mark of 1798-1809. The grip of the sabre is embellished with pieces of polished agate. Its crossguard and guard are made of chased gilded silver decorated with relief ornament of laurel garlands and a depiction of the head of the Gorgon Medusa.