Original U.S. Civil War M-1840 Army NCO's Sword by Emerson & Silver of Trenton NJ - Dated 1863 Knives & Daggers and a stylized SS Runes

and a stylized SS Runes in circle

IT IS MARKED WITH AN EAGLE (See photos)

first appearing on the monitor Arkansas and then used on "Flush Deck" destroyers through World War I and the 1920s

though we have not been able to identify the meaning

But the VC also preyed on isolated villages

Original U.S. Civil War M-1840 Army NCO's Sword by Emerson & Silver of Trenton NJ - Dated 1863 Knives & Daggers and a stylized SS RunesOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent example of a U. S. Civil War issue Model 1840 Non Commissioned Officer's sword, manufactured by Emerson & Silver of Trenton NJ. The sword measures 38" overall, and has an all brass hilt, with a "double scallop" cross guard, and a "D" hand guard enclosing the knurled hand grip. Comes complete in its straight brass mounted steel scabbard with intact frog hook. Many makers made these with Leather