Original U.S. Civil War Model 1860 Light Cavalry Saber with Scabbard by Ames of Chicopee, Mass. - Dated 1863 Spanish Helmets Winters overwhelmed a force 3-4

Winters overwhelmed a force 3-4 times its size and destroyed four guns at a farm called Brécourt Manor for which Winters was later awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and the assault troops given Silver and Bronze Stars

This model is approximately 71 3/4 inches long and is made of a balsa wood stock and forearm with aluminum action parts and stamped aluminum magazine with plastic dummy rounds

The M26 helmet continued in use with the French Army until after World War II

It looks like the end piece may have been glued onto the internal scabbard

resistant to the elements and just about everything else

Original U.S. Civil War Model 1860 Light Cavalry Saber with Scabbard by Ames of Chicopee, Mass. - Dated 1863 Spanish Helmets Winters overwhelmed a force 3-4Original Item: Only One Available. This is a great example of the principal cavalry saber used in the U. S. Civil War of 1860 1865. It features all brass mounts, a wood with leather wrapped sword grip and fully intact bound brass wire wrap, and a nice steel scabbard. The leather of the grip is intact, as is the washer on top of the guard, however the washer is almost all gone at this point and the brass hilt shows heavy tarnishing. The curved 35 inch