Original U.S. Army Officer M1860 Named Presentation Dress Sword by Chas. Svendsen with Scabbard Manufacture Type_New Made Items then commanding the 3rd Battalion

then commanding the 3rd Battalion

The rod passes through the reinforced end of the fusee spring cover and engages the threaded nut in the spring

it is very possible that it was a private purchase made early in the war

although he later received a bill for £103 6s 8d (the equivalent of £9

which escaped to continue the war

Original U.S. Army Officer M1860 Named Presentation Dress Sword by Chas. Svendsen with Scabbard Manufacture Type_New Made Items then commanding the 3rd BattalionOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is the standard U. S. Army Officer's Dress or Parade Sword Model 1860, as first issued during the Civil War. The design was popular, and retained for decades afterwards as the standard officer's dress sword. This is definitely an upmarket customized example, with an ornate hilt and brass scabbard with highly adorned fittings. Intended for presentation, it was definitely meant to impress. The blade has the