CIVIL WAR M1840 HEAVY CAVALRY SWORD BY WEYERSBERG
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Cavalry saber, Model 1840 by Weyersberg. The model 1840 saber, called the wrist breaker, was a relatively heavy cavalry saber, and as it was manufactured before the Civil War, it saw extensive use by both sides during the war. Manufactured by Gebruder Weyersberg, Solingen Prussia, sabers of this maker were sold to state or local militia units, and were not Federal inspected. Marks: ricasso, graphic of a rooster head. Standard features include: relatively straight wooden handle covered with leather and a wire grip, brass hilt has three branches, brass pommel cap and guard are unadorned, steel blade has flat back with narrow and wide fuller stopped at the ricasso, iron scabbard with iron mountings with surface rust and pitting throughout.
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CIVIL WAR M1840 HEAVY CAVALRY SWORD BY WEYERSBERG
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