Original U.S. Army Officer's M1860 Named Presentation Dress Sword dated 1881 by F. Seliger & Son with Scabbard U.S. Navy That plan was quickly reduced

That plan was quickly reduced to three aircraft of a single configuration with a nose inlet

According to research 2nd Lieutenant ERSKINE H

He probably would have always wondered why I didn't answer him

it will not stay on full cock and the action will not operate probably for lack of some small internal part

and it has serial number 5526e above the trigger guard and on the barrel by the hinge

Original U.S. Army Officer's M1860 Named Presentation Dress Sword dated 1881 by F. Seliger & Son with Scabbard U.S. Navy That plan was quickly reducedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is the standard U. S. Army Officer's Dress or Parade Sword Model 1860, as first issued during the Civil War. The design was popular, and retained for decades afterwards as the standard officer's dress sword. This is definitely an upmarket customized example, with an ornate hilt and brass scabbard with highly adorned fittings. Intended for presentation, it was definitely meant to impress. The blade is etched on