Original U.S. Civil War Era M1860 General Officer's Dress Sword by Pettibone MFG Co with German Blade & Scabbard British Ordnance The magazine floor plate is

The magazine floor plate is dated 1914

This handmade blade has an asymmetrically pointed (iriyamagate/katayama) nakago-jiri (tang tip)

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is fully inlaid with camel bone (especially the butt stock)

the only stamp is the date Sept 1943

Original U.S. Civil War Era M1860 General Officer's Dress Sword by Pettibone MFG Co with German Blade & Scabbard British Ordnance The magazine floor plate isOriginal Item: Only One Available. Received out of an old collection along with about 100 other swords! This is the standard Union Officer's Dress or Parade Sword Model 1860, as issued during the Civil War. It has a very beautifully etched 32" steel blade, which is etched on the ricasso by the maker retailer: PETTIBONE MFG Co CINCINNATI OHIO The Pettibone Manufacturing Company was settled in Cincinnati, Ohio, U. S. A. The founder James Pettibone took