Original French Heavy Cavalry Cuirassier Sword dated 1855 - Franco-Prussian War German SS overall nice blue/gray aged metal

overall nice blue/gray aged metal finish with all proofs still present

This is one of the finest Panzerschrecks ever made available for private sale

with the guard deeply maker stamped

Assigned to Eighth Air Force on Okinawa in August 1945

and the other side with two snap fasteners

Original French Heavy Cavalry Cuirassier Sword dated 1855 - Franco-Prussian War German SS overall nice blue/gray aged metalOriginal Item: Only One Available. Cuirassiers were cavalry equipped with armor and firearms, and were also commonly called heavy cavalry. They were quite common from the 15th century, up until the late 19th century, and were heavily armored, and had swords to match. This Model Heavy Cavalry Sword with its massive 39 inch long double fullered straight blade was first issued around 1800 during the reign of Napoleon Bonaparte. The early models had a