american cavalry sabre gettysburgDuring the American Civil War (1861 1865) sabers were produced directly on American territory, but they were also imported en masse from Europe. As a result, there is a wide variation in the sabers used by both Union and Confederate soldiers during the Civil War. This reproduction is based on a popular type of French sabers used on both sides of the war. Both officers and regular soldiers used this saber. This saber has a peened pommel. The guard and