Original U.S. Civil War French-Made Model 1860 Army Staff and Field Officer Sword & Scabbard by Francois Delacour & Backes & Sold by Ridabock & Co. German Flags The entire has a fully

The entire has a fully intact excellent condition checkered black leather sweatband around the entire circumference

Guard Width: 3 ¼”

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and the only information we can find is contained in "A 19th-Century Chest of Arms"

Original U.S. Civil War French-Made Model 1860 Army Staff and Field Officer Sword & Scabbard by Francois Delacour & Backes & Sold by Ridabock & Co. German Flags The entire has a fullyOriginal Item: One Of A Kind: This original M1860 Staff and Field officers sword is one of many produced by various manufacturers from the Civil War to the turn of the century. This example was French made, manufactured by Parisian maker Francois Delacour & Backes, and marketed in the United States by Ridabock & Co. of New York. This officer's sword was adopted on August 28, 1860 acting upon the officer who would rarely if ever be called upon to wield