Original Spanish-American War Modelo 1895 Mounted Troops Saber and Scabbard by Toledo - U.S. Bringback Martini-Henry Bayonets Additional marks of interest include

Additional marks of interest include inspectors' and proof marks around the breech end of the barrel: a capital I on the top

It definitely looks to be original to the helmet

so the original markings have been removed

and received brevets to brigadier and major general

but they were in operation around the time of the Civil war

Original Spanish-American War Modelo 1895 Mounted Troops Saber and Scabbard by Toledo - U.S. Bringback Martini-Henry Bayonets Additional marks of interest includeOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a wonderful example of a Spanish American war era Spanish M1895 Mounted Troops Saber by the world renowned Toledo Arms Factory. Toledo steel, historically known for being unusually hard, is from Toledo, Spain, which has been a traditional sword making, metal working center since about the Roman period, and came to the attention of Rome when used by Hannibal in the Punic Wars. It soon became a standard source