Description
A U.S. Model 1872 cavalry officer's saber
Curved 33 inch blade etched with conventional motifs and marked at the ricasso Horstmann/Philadelphia and Germany. Brass three bar hilt of standard pattern. Fishskin-covered grip wrapped in single strand of twisted brass wire. Nickel-plated scabbard with brass mounts.
Condition: Blade showing considerable pitting. Hilt with...