Original U.S. Civil War Model 1860 Light Cavalry Saber with Plated Scabbard by Emerson & Silver - Dated 1864 Antique Gun Parts Barrel Length: 17 1/2 Inches

Barrel Length: 17 1/2 Inches

This is a true artillery Short Rifle with a 25" barrel with 5 groove rifling

This is the marking of the Suhl consortium of arms makers consisting of Spangenberg & Sauer

once the 17th Airborne Division cleared the western side of Bastogne of all German units

But Louis Mountbatten

Original U.S. Civil War Model 1860 Light Cavalry Saber with Plated Scabbard by Emerson & Silver - Dated 1864 Antique Gun Parts Barrel Length: 17 1/2 InchesOriginal Item: One Only. This is a very nice service used Union cavalry trooper's curved M 1860 saber made by Emerson & Silver of Trenton, New Jersey. 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, though the guard is loose. The leather grip binding is still in place wrapped with brass wire, though there is some wear through and cracking in the leather. The