Original U.S Civil War German-Made Model 1840 "Wrist Breaker" Heavy Cavalry Saber by P.D. Lüneschloss with Scabbard Russian Ordnance and are of very robust

and are of very robust construction

80th Infantry Division

bearing the Staffordshire County helmet plate is the early "rose top" pattern and is fitted with a blackened rose top mount required in WW2 to prevent reflecting to hostile aircraft overhead

The back is marked U

as different makers used slightly different specs on the vent lugs

Original U.S Civil War German-Made Model 1840 "Wrist Breaker" Heavy Cavalry Saber by P.D. Lüneschloss with Scabbard Russian Ordnance and are of very robustOriginal Item: Only One Available. The model 1840 saber, often called the wrist breaker, was a relatively heavy cavalry saber. This sword was manufactured before the Civil War so it saw extensive use by both sides during the war. On the ricasso there is only one marking, P. D. L. in an oval, which indicates that it was manufactured by P D Lneschloss, Solingen Prussia. P. D. L. was one of the oldest and most respected German manufactures of swords.