Original U.S. Indian Wars Model 1860 Army Staff & Field Officer Sword with Etched Blade & Scabbard - Rare Whistle Crossguard Variant Manufacture Type_Original Items The British Dispatch Rider’s Helmet:

The British Dispatch Rider’s Helmet:

The fuse still unscrews from the casing for inspection

and deep orange

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 The British Dispatch Rider’s Helmet:Original 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