Original French Model 1822 Officer Light Cavalry Saber by Francois Backes Delacour MG 34 and held citizenship in both

and held citizenship in both countries

[6] and any service in the Armed Forces in the First World War and afterwards

Both the bayonet and scabbard had the original finish removed

On 17 October

Under neath is a partly deteriorated RZM label

Original French Model 1822 Officer Light Cavalry Saber by Francois Backes Delacour MG 34 and held citizenship in bothOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a nice example of a genuine 19th Century French Model 1822 Light Cavalry Saber, made by Francois Backes Delacour. This is the sword that the U. S. based their Model 1840 Cavalry saber on, which was later updated in 1860 to use a lighter blade. In fact many M1822 were imported for use in the U. S. Civil War. The model 1822 itself was a replacement for the short lived model 1816, which used a "piped back"