Original U.S. Mexican-American War M1840 NCO Sword by Horstmann with Rare Down-Turned Guard & German WKC-Produced Blade Price_$-050 - $200 The 535th bomb squadron was

The 535th bomb squadron was part of the 381st Bomb Group that flew B-17 Flying Fortresses from Ridgewell

The brown leather sweatband is in good supple condition and is unmarked

with the left good on a globe bearing the French motto LIBERTÉ

Army a better understanding of their principal enemy in Europe

Original U.S. Mexican-American War M1840 NCO Sword by Horstmann with Rare Down-Turned Guard & German WKC-Produced Blade Price_$-050 - $200 The 535th bomb squadron wasOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a U. S. Mexican American War issue Model 1840 Non Commissioned Officer's sword, retailed by Horstmann of Philadelphia with a German made blade by Weyersberg Kirschbaum & Co. of Solingen Germany. This model is associated with the Marine Corps due to its upturned guard, but this is actually rarer. Horstmanns version of the M1840 NCO Sword was unique in that it was the only maker who