Original U.S. Indian Wars Model 1860 Army Staff & Field Officer Sword with Etched Blade & Scabbard - Rare Whistle Crossguard Variant Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts Army Serviceman visited Subic Bay

Army Serviceman visited Subic Bay on the Western coast of Luzon in the Philippine Islands

- A mix of original and/or reproduction pieces

who was wounded twice and later awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) for his actions at Pointe du Hoc

and no other damage that we can see at all

not above the substantive rank of captain

Original U.S. Indian Wars Model 1860 Army Staff & Field Officer Sword with Etched Blade & Scabbard - Rare Whistle Crossguard Variant Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts Army Serviceman visited Subic BayOriginal Item: One Of A Kind: This original M1860 Staff and Field officers sword is one of many produced by various manufacturers from the Civil War to the turn of the century. This example is constructed with an experimental and rare whistle built into the crossguard. The 1892 Report of the Chief of Ordnance states, on page 36, "At the suggestion of Capt. H. O. S. Heistand, Eleventh Infantry, and on the recommendation of the Major General Commanding