Original U.S. Civil War Model 1860 Light Cavalry Sword by Ames with Scabbard - Dated 1865 French Gun Magazines This is an EXTRA model

This is an EXTRA model which was the highest grade of eReL visor caps

it was the first modern steel helmet[1][2] and it served as the basic helmet of many armies well into the 1930s

The blade bearing German maker's marking of scales and the initials "A

Size is 38-R

including WWI dates

Original U.S. Civil War Model 1860 Light Cavalry Sword by Ames with Scabbard - Dated 1865 French Gun Magazines This is an EXTRA modelOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a wonderful example of the principal cavalry saber used in the U. S. Civil War of 1860 1865. It features all brass mounts, a wood with leather wrapped sword grip and fully intact bound brass wire wrap, and a nice steel scabbard. The leather of the grip is intact, as is the washer on top of the guard, however they are deteriorated somewhat by age. The curved 35 inch blade's ricasso is marked on one side with