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Original U.S. Civil War Era M1860 General Officer's Dress Sword by Pettibone MFG Co with German Blade & Scabbard British Ordnance I think my wife saysOriginal Item: Only One Available. Received out of an old collection along with about 100 other swords! This is the standard Union Officer's Dress or Parade Sword Model 1860, as issued during the Civil War. It has a very beautifully etched 32" steel blade, which is etched on the ricasso by the maker retailer: PETTIBONE MFG Co CINCINNATI OHIO The Pettibone Manufacturing Company was settled in Cincinnati, Ohio, U. S. A. The founder James Pettibone took