Original German 19th Century Saxon M.1840 Faschinenmesser Pioneer Artillery Short Sword - Regiment Marked German Flags The metalwork looks to have

The metalwork looks to have been refinished at some point in the past

this is a fantastic group of medical bottles with still intact labels

many ribbons bore only the letters "HMAS" or "RAN" for security reasons

looking to have been redone during the 20th century

and four men were awarded the Medal of Honor

Original German 19th Century Saxon M.1840 Faschinenmesser Pioneer Artillery Short Sword - Regiment Marked German Flags The metalwork looks to haveOriginal 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 Bismarck in 1871. Each State had it's own characteristic sidearms, this Faschinenmesser Sword was one used by Saxony. The 24 1 4 long sword has a large Cleaver shaped blade of 19" mounted onto an all brass ribbed grip bag shaped hilt with a brass "S" cross guard. The name