Original French Napoleonic First Empire Cuirassier Sword made by Barisoni of Milan Italy- Circa 1810 Brown Bess • One (1) officers khaki

• One (1) officers khaki peaked visor cap

This is an extremely scarce conversion because in 1943 the new made 12" bladed P-1943 India Pattern Bayonet without blade fuller was adopted and that in turn was replaced in 1944 by the square pommel P-1944 Jungle Fighting Bayonet

Intended for Airborne use these were principally made of light weight Magnesium

sometimes showing original brown leather color on reverse side

This extremely scarce Imperial Russian Berdan M

Original French Napoleonic First Empire Cuirassier Sword made by Barisoni of Milan Italy- Circa 1810 Brown Bess • One (1) officers khakiOriginal Item: Only One Available. Here is a totally original French cuirassier's cavalry sword with a great history. On March 17th , 1805 Napoleon Bonaparte, virtual dictator of France, annexed for himself a Kingdom, known as the Kingdom of Northern Italy. This Kingdom included; Milan, Mantua, Modena, Novara, parts of Venice and parts of Romagna. Assuming the title of King Napoleon the First, he made his Stepson, Eugene de Beauharnais his Viceroy.