Original French Model 1822 Light Cavalry Saber Châtellerault with Scabbard - dated 1879 Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock fitted with a massive very

fitted with a massive very wide 19" SAWBACK blade

but overall the condition of they blade is very good

The design is somewhat primitive

With the outbreak of the Civil War all of the company's energy became devoted to the military production of longarms and hand guns

Original French Model 1822 Light Cavalry Saber Châtellerault with Scabbard - dated 1879 Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock fitted with a massive veryOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent example of a late 19th Century French Model 1822 Light Cavalry Saber, made at the French arsenal in Chtellerault. This is the sword that the U. S. based their Model 1840 Cavalry saber on, which was later updated in 1860 to use a lighter blade. The model 1822 itself was a replacement for the short lived model 1816, which used a "piped back" blade, which was not well received at all. It features a