Original U.S. Civil War Era M-1840 Light Artillery Officers Saber with Imported Blade & Scabbard Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts and the cross guard has

and the cross guard has an "SS-Style" open-winged eagle which looks to the viewer's left

and we can see a good amount of powder burn around the chamber area

it is designed for actual use

One side has a  brass plaque which is engraved:

Original U.S. Civil War Era M-1840 Light Artillery Officers Saber with Imported Blade & Scabbard Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts and the cross guard hasOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a Civil War Model 1841 Light Artillery Officer's Saber. This example has an imported blade, likely German, which is unmarked. The sword measures approximately 37 3 8" overall, and has a brass "D" guard enclosing a twisted brass wire bound leather hand grip, though the wire is now entirely gone. The sword comes complete with its curved all steel scabbard with two hanging rings. The only