Original U.S. Civil War Era Army Officer's M1860 Dress Parade Sword with Scabbard & Sword Knot Antique Remingtons was best used as a

was best used as a thrusting or stabbing weapon

which would be done only before throwing

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Original U.S. Civil War Era Army Officer's M1860 Dress Parade Sword with Scabbard & Sword Knot Antique Remingtons was best used as aOriginal Item: One of a Kind. We received this out of an old attic collection, where it had been for some time. This is the standard Union Officer's Dress or Parade Sword Model 1860, issued during the Civil War Era. This example does not have any makers mark, which usually indicates that it was custom made for the officer. It has a very nice spear point nickel plated blade, totally unadorned for the maximum shine potential. It looks like it may have