Original U.S. Civil War Era Army Officer's M1860 Dress Parade Sword with Scabbard & Sword Knot Antique Remingtons making cracks from normal use

making cracks from normal use extremely rare

was best used as a thrusting or stabbing weapon

The just over 30" Barrel retains its original flip back sight and British Proof marks of CROWN / GR and the Viewing mark

His book on the Banana Wars encompasses the United States tropical empire that overtook the western hemisphere spanning both of the Roosevelt presidencies

In fact there is serious speculation now

Original U.S. Civil War Era Army Officer's M1860 Dress Parade Sword with Scabbard & Sword Knot Antique Remingtons making cracks from normal useOriginal Item: One of a Kind. We received this out of an old attic collection, where it had been for some time. This is the standard Union Officer's Dress or Parade Sword Model 1860, issued during the Civil War Era. This example does not have any makers mark, which usually indicates that it was custom made for the officer. It has a very nice spear point nickel plated blade, totally unadorned for the maximum shine potential. It looks like it may have