Original French Heavy Cavalry Cuirassier Sword dated 1855 - Franco-Prussian War German SS The contract to build her

The contract to build her was awarded to Mare Island Naval Shipyard in Vallejo

overall nice blue/gray aged metal finish with all proofs still present

with the guard deeply maker stamped

Assigned to Eighth Air Force on Okinawa in August 1945

This is one of the finest Panzerschrecks ever made available for private sale

Original French Heavy Cavalry Cuirassier Sword dated 1855 - Franco-Prussian War German SS The contract to build herOriginal Item: Only One Available. Cuirassiers were cavalry equipped with armor and firearms, and were also commonly called heavy cavalry. They were quite common from the 15th century, up until the late 19th century, and were heavily armored, and had swords to match. This Model Heavy Cavalry Sword with its massive 39 inch long double fullered straight blade was first issued around 1800 during the reign of Napoleon Bonaparte. The early models had a