Original U.S. Civil War M1850 Foot Officer Sword by W.H. Horstmann & Sons with Sharkskin Scabbard / Grip & Etched German Blade British Edged Weapons the RCT was dissolved the

the RCT was dissolved the 517th became part of the 13th Airborne Division Artillery and the 596th Engineers were merged with Company B

There are some markings inside the helmet

The first director of the M

Clearly this Musket was obtained by the Royal Navy and issued to the huge ship yards located at Chatham in Kent where many of Nelson's man-o-war battle ships were built

and shows that it did at one time have a frog

Original U.S. Civil War M1850 Foot Officer Sword by W.H. Horstmann & Sons with Sharkskin Scabbard / Grip & Etched German Blade British Edged Weapons the RCT was dissolved theOriginal Item: Only One Available. Excellent, original condition model 1850 Foot Officers Sword with half basket brass hilt decorated with pierced floral decorations, and a custom ordered etched blade. Made by the firm W. H. Horstmann & Sons of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As used by all officers below the rank of major between 1851 1865. This sword was used by both Union and Confederate officers during the American Civil War. The slightly curved blade