Original U.S. Civil War Private Purchase Model 1860 Light Cavalry Sword by Horstmann & Sons Philadelphia Martini-Henry Parts The British Defeated the Abyssinian

The British Defeated the Abyssinian troops at every turn

128 of whom were American citizens

The Japanese used a single mounting for close-range defense of its airfields and other strategic places

Many of these operations were in support of the landings at Lingayen Gulf

Overall length in Scabbard is 14 inches

Original U.S. Civil War Private Purchase Model 1860 Light Cavalry Sword by Horstmann & Sons Philadelphia Martini-Henry Parts The British Defeated the AbyssinianOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a good example of a private purchase version 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, however the washer on top of the grip is missing. As this is a private purchase sword, it does not have to conform exactly