Original U.S. Civil War Model 1860 Army Staff and Field Officer Sword with Engraved Blade by Ames of Chicopee Massachusetts German Edged Weapons 540 were produced at the

540 were produced at the Springfield Armory making originals rare on the collector's market today

The blade retains all of the original factory finish

Further inspections showed that Yorktown's flight elevators had not been damaged

and this has made the factory final polish cross grain faint

The head of the club is encircled with five rows of four Mountain boot hobnails

Original U.S. Civil War Model 1860 Army Staff and Field Officer Sword with Engraved Blade by Ames of Chicopee Massachusetts German Edged Weapons 540 were produced at theOriginal 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. American manufactured by the Ames Manufacturing Company of Chicopee, Massachusetts. This officer's sword was adopted on August 28, 1860 acting upon the officer who would rarely if ever be called upon to wield a sword in battle. It was not mandatory until after the close of the