Original U.S. Civil War M-1850 Style German Imported Non-Regulation Staff & Foot Officer’s Sword and Scabbard - Rare Eagle Variant on Basket 17th Century The base has maker's mark

The base has maker's mark of R in a circle and the pewter lid displays SS symbol to thumb catch and the lid cover is also engraved Meine Ehre Heißt Treue ("My honour is loyalty") over SS symbol to center over Sieg Heil (Hail Victory) beneath

Chain is approximately 10 inches long

dual claw buckle in April of 1934

The defensive Handgranate 343 d was created by fitting a fragmentation sleeve around the offensive grenade body

of an elderly gentleman in a pocket frame

Original U.S. Civil War M-1850 Style German Imported Non-Regulation Staff & Foot Officer’s Sword and Scabbard - Rare Eagle Variant on Basket 17th Century The base has maker's markOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a very good original Civil War era U. S. officers sword of the non regulation German import type, closely patterned after the U. S. Model 1850 Staff and Field Officers and Foot Officers swords. It features a steel four branch guard with an unusual Federal eagle motif, a ribbed wooden grip with traces of its original dark finish, a heavily polished blade with remnants of period etching, and a steel scabbard