Original U.S. Civil War Model 1860 Light Cavalry Saber by Ames Mfg. Co. with Nickel Plated Scabbard - Dated 1864 Books & Films in an FID role

in an FID role

and looks to have been taken as a Prisoner of War

and the only information we can find is contained in "A 19th-Century Chest of Arms"

The Air Service was renamed the Army Air Corps in 1926 as a compromise in the continuing struggle

The barrel measures 30" and the gun is 46" in overall length

Original U.S. Civil War Model 1860 Light Cavalry Saber by Ames Mfg. Co. with Nickel Plated Scabbard - Dated 1864 Books & Films in an FID roleOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good condition Union cavalry trooper's curved Model 1860 saber made by Ames of Chicopee, Massachusetts. It is in very nice honest matured condition. The markings are mostly clear and the brass hilt is in good shape with a nice honest patina. The leather grip binding is still in place wrapped with brass wire. The original leather grip exhibits the expected wear and aging to the leather. The saber comes