Original U.S. Model 1860 Staff and Field Officer Sword Named to Major Charles Jarvis 9th Vermont Infantry with Documents nChannel for fear of damaging the

for fear of damaging the grip we have not removed the hilt in order to access this part of the blade

it makes a good story but the collector from whom this came swore up and down that it was recovered from the Chesapeake Bay after almost 200 years of being encased in solid hard silt on the bottom of the bay

comes complete with shoulder strap

92 mm cartridges in an original 50-round belt

Original U.S. Model 1860 Staff and Field Officer Sword Named to Major Charles Jarvis 9th Vermont Infantry with Documents nChannel for fear of damaging theOriginal Item: one of a kind. A very nice named U. S. Model 1860 Staff and Field Officer sword marker marked by WM Read & Sons Boston Mass. Approximate 30" long blade, with a fine leather ray skin grip with brass wire warp and excellent patina to the brass knuckle guard, cross guard, and pommel. Overall this sword is in very nice condition with a bright nickel blade. Shows some wear on scabbard. However, the best aspect is that this sword is named to