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According to an eminent specialist member of the famous society / French association "LA SABRETACHE", it seems to him that the sappers of "Carabinier à cheval" is well existed, according to the control of the numbers of the time (1812/1813), however, he leans towards a distinction (higher balance), and that the ax, was not necessarily worn (the illustration of Begnini is very close to reality), no apron either (at least on horseback), but the insignia of the sapper on the left or right sleeve to see both according to the rank (there is the complexity of the uniform knowledge)