Original U.S. M1830 Officer's Etched Eagle Head Pommel Sword by Horstmann with Ribbed Bone Grip & Scabbard Magazines and pocket flaps

and pocket flaps

and even telephone operators came only after many women with this kind of civilian training and experience had been assigned to other duties

as well as a nearby CIA Annex

Other people have taken the metaphor further by comparing the act of baling out with that of the caterpillar letting itself down to earth by a silken thread

The trigger guard had been broken during service

Original U.S. M1830 Officer's Etched Eagle Head Pommel Sword by Horstmann with Ribbed Bone Grip & Scabbard Magazines and pocket flapsOriginal item: Only One Available. Here we have a very nice original Eagle Headed U. S. Officer's sword from the mid 1800s. The sword is all brass mounted with an interesting two part "D" hand guard and a a very nice "closed mouth" Eagle pommel. The grip is carved ribbed bone, and while it does show age, we do not see any cracks or chips on it at all. The eagle's head is very well executed, with a lovely antiqued brass patina. It is however now loose