Original U.S. Civil War Era M-1840 Light Artillery Officers Saber with Imported Blade & Scabbard Category_Fusee Spring & Cover There are some holes on

There are some holes on the bottom as well as some staining to the flag

This is a concept called "walking fire" - thought to be necessary for the individual soldier during trench warfare

The rifle is not fitted with a set trigger

with just the very end having lost the plating

each holding a sword which meets at a central point

Original U.S. Civil War Era M-1840 Light Artillery Officers Saber with Imported Blade & Scabbard Category_Fusee Spring & Cover There are some holes onOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a Civil War Model 1841 Light Artillery Officer's Saber. This example has an imported blade, likely German, which is unmarked. The sword measures approximately 37 3 8" overall, and has a brass "D" guard enclosing a twisted brass wire bound leather hand grip, though the wire is now entirely gone. The sword comes complete with its curved all steel scabbard with two hanging rings. The only