Original U.S. Civil War Model 1860 Army Staff and Field Officer Sword with Engraved Blade by Ames of Chicopee Massachusetts m heavily stamped to front:

heavily stamped to front:

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together with its embroidered waist belt

where the photo that is the centerpiece of this small collection was taken

the division returned to Yugoslavia

Original U.S. Civil War Model 1860 Army Staff and Field Officer Sword with Engraved Blade by Ames of Chicopee Massachusetts m heavily stamped to front:Original Item: One Of A Kind: This original M1860 Staff and Field officers sword is one of many produced by various manufacturers from the Civil War to the turn of the century. American manufactured by the Ames Manufacturing Company of Chicopee, Massachusetts. This officer's sword was adopted on August 28, 1860 acting upon the officer who would rarely if ever be called upon to wield a sword in battle. It was not mandatory until after the close of the