Original U.S. War of 1812 Era Contract Model 1813 Cavalry Saber by Nathan Starr Martini-Henry Rifles The scabbard is straight throughout

The scabbard is straight throughout and still has almost all of the original blued finish

Folding rear sight and blade front sight on the barrel

The Duke had been born in Ireland at Dangan Castle in 1759

and were only used by the Austrian forces during WWI

Original U.S. War of 1812 Era Contract Model 1813 Cavalry Saber by Nathan Starr Martini-Henry Rifles The scabbard is straight throughoutOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a nice War of 1812 period Contract Model 1813 Cavalry Saber with scabbard, made by Nathan Starr of Middletown, Connecticut. Starr was the leading sword maker in America from 1798 to 1830, and his firm produced a variety of military edged weapons, which followed the evolution of early U. S. cavalry Sabers. As changes were requested over the period, new models were made, and new contracts issued to Starr, who