Original U.S. Civil War M1860 Light Cavalry Saber by Ames Mfg. Co. with Scabbard - dated 1864 U.S. Holsters worn to a dark gray

worn to a dark gray patina

Blade length is approximately 26 1/8 inches and overall length 37 inches

the steel appears to have been quenched

moved back with her parents in Chicago and finished college when her husband entered flight training program

which from 1887 was actually part owner of Mauser Waffenfabrik

Original U.S. Civil War M1860 Light Cavalry Saber by Ames Mfg. Co. with Scabbard - dated 1864 U.S. Holsters worn to a dark grayOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a fantastic example 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 solid and intact, but it does show age and discoloration. There is no wear through to the wood of the grip, and the original twisted wire brass wrapping is