Original U.S. Model 1860 Light Cavalry Saber by C. Roby with Scabbard - Dated 1865 Books & Films There are pictures of the

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The knife is one of the French made examples which is marked on the ricasso with a (Recumbent Lion) / AU LION

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Wartime news maps showed a great inward “bulge” in the lines

Original U.S. Model 1860 Light Cavalry Saber by C. Roby with Scabbard - Dated 1865 Books & Films There are pictures of theOriginal Item: One Only. This is a fine Union cavalry trooper's curved M 1860 saber made by Christopher Roby of West Chelmsford, Massachusetts. It is in very nice honest matured condition. The markings are clear and the brass hilt totally undamaged with a nice honest patina. The leather grip binding is still in place wrapped with brass wire, though it is quite worn and a small bit of the leather has worn away. The saber comes complete with its