Original Indian Wars Era U.S. Marine Corps M185O NCO Staff Sword by Horstmann with Scabbard Antique Gun Parts and the brass trigger guard

and the brass trigger guard has a great aged bass patina

None of these types achieved production status and thus never received an official military designation

The pebbled leather blade washer is still intact and in place

Originally made as a flintlock

Original tag is still intact and indicates that the coat was manufactured by H

Original Indian Wars Era U.S. Marine Corps M185O NCO Staff Sword by Horstmann with Scabbard Antique Gun Parts and the brass trigger guardOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a genuine Marine Corps M1850 NCO Staff Sword, with a nickel plated blade of very quality and condition. It is etched with UNITED STATES MARINES as well as the EGA, with only some slight pitting near the tip. This is a post Civil War sword, which we believe dates to the 1870s. The blade appears to have the correct marks for the Civil War, but the scabbard is from a later period. We made this determination