Original Austrian M1858 Heavy Cavalry Saber with Replaced Blade by Weyersberg Kirschbaum & Scabbard British Militaria It measures approximately 28 inches

It measures approximately 28 inches x 37 inches and has the standard NSDAP Swas (Hook Cross) stenciled onto a circular white field

as the pressed paper was far less resilient than actual leather over the years

The qualitu of mixes were very haphazard

this example was then officially shortened to 10 inches and shipped to WWI Ally Turkey

and have almost all of their plating intact

Original Austrian M1858 Heavy Cavalry Saber with Replaced Blade by Weyersberg Kirschbaum & Scabbard British Militaria It measures approximately 28 inchesOriginal item: Only One Available. Just purchased at a recent military show, this definitely looks like it just came of the attic, or possibly even a barn! However, even with the lovely aged patina, it is still an example of the rare Austrian Model 1858 Heavy Cavalry Saber. This model is one of many incremental improvements made to the design based on input from Cuirassiers and Uhlans. It replaced the earlier model 1850, and then was itself replaced