Original U.S. Civil War Model 1860 Light Cavalry Saber by Ames Mfg. Co. with Nickel Plated Scabbard - Dated 1864 Books & Films and the only information we

and the only information we can find is contained in "A 19th-Century Chest of Arms"

The nose cap on the half stock looks to be zinc

The inner ink stamps are still visible and it has a heat stamp of 8214

and looks to have been taken as a Prisoner of War

Original U.S. Civil War Model 1860 Light Cavalry Saber by Ames Mfg. Co. with Nickel Plated Scabbard - Dated 1864 Books & Films and the only information weOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good condition Union cavalry trooper's curved Model 1860 saber made by Ames of Chicopee, Massachusetts. It is in very nice honest matured condition. The markings are mostly clear and the brass hilt is in good shape with a nice honest patina. The leather grip binding is still in place wrapped with brass wire. The original leather grip exhibits the expected wear and aging to the leather. The saber comes