Original U.S. Model 1830 Officer's Eagle Head Sword with Ivory Grip and Leather Scabbard ZULU War copies had leather grips

copies had leather grips

probably in the field

The KRNKA was a contemporary of the British SNIDER ENFIELD and the French TABATIERE

Thanks to the improvements in production efficiency

Original U.S. Model 1830 Officer's Eagle Head Sword with Ivory Grip and Leather Scabbard ZULU War copies had leather gripsOriginal item: Only One Available. Here we have a very smart original Eagle Headed and ivory gripped U. S. Officer's sword, typical of the type made in the 1830s and later. The sword is all brass mounted with a standard "D" hand guard and a a very nice "closed mouth" Eagle pommel. The grip is fluted ivory or bone, and has split down the middle on both sides, so it is loose on the tang. The hand guard is also somewhat loose, and the original gilding on