Original 19th Century Saxon M.1840 Faschinenmesser All-Steel Pioneer Artillery Short Sword - Regimentally Marked M3 Grease Gun During World War II short

During World War II short snorters were signed by flight crews and conveyed good luck to soldiers crossing the Atlantic

though it does show wear

which was thankfully not in the Tower of London at the time of the great fire of 1841

which we can tell due to a few tell tale characteristics that include:

again heavily embossed and decorated

Original 19th Century Saxon M.1840 Faschinenmesser All-Steel Pioneer Artillery Short Sword - Regimentally Marked M3 Grease Gun During World War II shortOriginal Item: Only One Available. These are the traditional Sidearms of SAXONY, one of the independent German City States that existed prior to the unification of Germany under Bismark in 1871. Each State had it's own characteristic sidearms, this Faschinenmesser Sword was one used by Saxony. The 24 long sword has a large Cleaver shaped blade of 18 1 2" mounted onto an all STEEL ribbed grip bag shaped hilt with a STEEL "S" cross guard. The name