Original U.S. Civil War M-1840 USMC NCO's Sword by Horstmann with Early Wide German Blade & Broken Scabbard French Helmets with a blue wool top

with a blue wool top and yellow wool piping and band and the classic brass star at center

so existing WWI bayonets were put back into service

The Luftschutz decal is clean and 90% complete with only a few scuffs and wear

There is a white and lime green cockade on the side of the helmet

and is made of leather with brass fittings on the throat and tip

Original U.S. Civil War M-1840 USMC NCO's Sword by Horstmann with Early Wide German Blade & Broken Scabbard French Helmets with a blue wool topOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an very nice example of a U. S. Civil War issue Private Purchase U. S. Marine Corps Model 1840 Non Commissioned Officer's sword, retailed by Horstmann of Philadelphia. This sword has an early "wide" blade, which was imported from Germany, very common on private purchased swords. The sword measures 37 1 2" overall, and has an all brass hilt, with a "double scallop" cross guard, and a "D" hand guard enclosing