Original U.S. Civil War Model 1860 Light Cavalry Saber with Scabbard by D.J. MILLARD - Dated 1862 U.S. Ammo Sailors (Medical and Construction staff)

Sailors (Medical and Construction staff)

A well thought out gift declaring unending love to girl our pilot leaves behind when off to face the enemy

though it unfortunately unraveled over time

Drawbacks were that the steel tail was usually projected backwards towards the firer when the bomb detonated

A NEGRO SLAVE "MARIA" AND HER CHILD "ELIZA" AND THEIR FUTURE INCREASE

Original U.S. Civil War Model 1860 Light Cavalry Saber with Scabbard by D.J. MILLARD - Dated 1862 U.S. Ammo Sailors (Medical and Construction staff)Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very rare excellent example of the principal cavalry saber used in the U. S. Civil War of 1860 1865. It has all brass mounts with wood with leather wrapped sword grip and almost fully intact bound brass wire wrap. Produced under the smallest government contract for sabers (only 10,000) by the D. J. Millard Companys manufacturing center in Clayville, New York, this early production weapon is a M 1860 Light