Original U.S. Civil War Model 1860 Light Cavalry Saber with Scabbard by Emerson & Silver of Trenton New Jersey - Dated 1865 German Afrikakorp It hung from a small

It hung from a small metal clip on the waistbelt

Rank and organization: Colonel

but no unit designations

The German modified scabbard is also German regimentally marked but the marking differs slightly and is difficult to fully read

Original U.S. Civil War Model 1860 Light Cavalry Saber with Scabbard by Emerson & Silver of Trenton New Jersey - Dated 1865 German Afrikakorp It hung from a smallOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a nice example of the principal cavalry saber used in the U. S. Civil War of 1860 1865. It has all brass mounts with wood with leather wrapped sword grip and fully intact bound brass wire wrap. The curved blade is marked on one side EMERSON & SILVER TRENTON NJ One the other side it is marked U. S. JM 1865 JM was a Union Government Inspector at the sword factory during the period of the Civil War. The markings