Original U.S. Indian Wars Model 1860 Army Staff & Field Officer Sword with Etched Blade & Scabbard - Rare Whistle Crossguard Variant Manufacture Type_Original Items and the shell only has

and the shell only has a lovely silver painted 1st Lieutenant Bar

where he graduated in 1850

Next is a copy of an award presented to the company by the US Navy for “Patriotic and generous assistance to the Navy Recruiting Service in its campaign to enlist four thousand Michigan men during Michigan Navy Recruiting Month

with the right half red

Original U.S. Indian Wars Model 1860 Army Staff & Field Officer Sword with Etched Blade & Scabbard - Rare Whistle Crossguard Variant Manufacture Type_Original Items and the shell only hasOriginal 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