Original U.S. Civil War Non-Regulation German-Made Officer’s Sword Carried by Colonel John Herron Cain, 155th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry U.S. Navy There is also a size

There is also a size 57 clearly stamped into the leather of the liner

A lovely beginner set that comes more than ready for further research and display

for a mounter with the last name Zapf in Kassel

one under German military occupation and the other under Petain’s government

There is a bit of cracking on the shoulder strap

Original U.S. Civil War Non-Regulation German-Made Officer’s Sword Carried by Colonel John Herron Cain, 155th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry U.S. Navy There is also a sizeOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a tremendous non regulation officers sword likely manufactured in Germany and retailed by William H. Horstmann & Sons of Philadelphia. The sword comes with a tremendous attribution to Colonel John Herron Cain, who commanded the 155th. The sword came with the provenance that it was kept rusted in an attic for many decades, leading to the heavy pitting across the entirety of the hilt and scabbard, but the sharkskin