Original U.S Civil War 1860 Light Cavalry Saber with Scabbard by C. Roby of Chelmsford Massachusetts Category_Flintlock Muskets and Rifles An ingenious design

An ingenious design

This is not only massive it is also just wonderful

Officers and certain senior NCO’s were responsible for purchasing their own uniforms and were allotted a clothing allowance

Its name was inherited from the Royal Hungarian Landwehr which went under the same Hungarian title of Magyar Királyi Honvédség from 1867 to 1918

Original U.S Civil War 1860 Light Cavalry Saber with Scabbard by C. Roby of Chelmsford Massachusetts Category_Flintlock Muskets and Rifles An ingenious designOriginal Item: One Only. This is a a nice example of an original M 1860 U. S. Cavalry Saber from the Civil War clearly marked on the blade: CHELMSFORD, MASS. On opposite side of the 35" curved blade it is marked U. S. The ROBY name and manufactured date are worn away. The three bar brass hilt guard has a leather bound grip; the brass wire binding is nicely intact. The saber comes with the original matched all steel curved scabbard with two retaining