Original German 19th Century Saxon M.1840 Faschinenmesser Pioneer Artillery Short Sword - Train-Sanitätskolonne Regiment Marked with Matching Scabbard Pirate Flags This was a full 25

This was a full 25 years before the Board of Ordnance in London followed suit with a 39" Brown Bess Musket dubbed the "India Pattern" in 1796

There is a floor mount that is integral w/ the frame

snapping back when the action is fully open

This is a wonderful example of a WWII US Army 3rd Infantry Division “Ike” jacket

linked to a tall thin fuze stand

Original German 19th Century Saxon M.1840 Faschinenmesser Pioneer Artillery Short Sword - Train-Sanitätskolonne Regiment Marked with Matching Scabbard Pirate Flags This was a full 25Original Item: Only One Available. These are the traditional Sidearms of SAXONY, one of the independent German City States that existed prior to the unification of Germany under Bismarck in 1871. Each State had its own characteristic sidearms, this Faschinenmesser Sword was one used by Saxony. The 24 long sword has a large Cleaver shaped blade of 19" mounted onto an all brass ribbed grip bag shaped hilt with a brass "S" cross guard. The name itself