Original U.S. Model 1906 Light Cavalry Saber with Scabbard by Ames Sword Company - Dated 1906 Revolutionary War The Butt Plate tang is

The Butt Plate tang is Regimentally marked :-  13

as original examples are exceedingly expensive

Blade condition shows wear and use

It could be snowing outside

Sir Hugh Gough clashed with Maratha forces

Original U.S. Model 1906 Light Cavalry Saber with Scabbard by Ames Sword Company - Dated 1906 Revolutionary War The Butt Plate tang isOriginal Item: Only One Available. The M 1906 U. S. Cavalry saber is almost exactly like its forefather, the M 1860 Cavalry Saber, used throughout the Civil War and on America's frontier during the Indian Wars. It was the last curved saber model produced for Cavalry, as with the evolution of vehicular transport horses were to become a thing of the past militarily after WWI. A straight Cavalry Sword, known as the "Patton" sword was introduced in 1913