Original U.S. Civil War Era Model 1860 Army Staff and Field Officer Sword with Etched Blade by William Read & Sons Spanish Military Equipment this example does have the

this example does have the leather inner pocket for the plume but alas no plume itself

making reading difficult

A stateside overhaul followed

and other components removed

a glider crashed

Original U.S. Civil War Era Model 1860 Army Staff and Field Officer Sword with Etched Blade by William Read & Sons Spanish Military Equipment this example does have 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. This example was manufactured by William Read & Sons of Boston, Massachusetts as is marked on the ricasso. 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