Original U.S. Indian Wars Model 1860 US Army Staff and Field Officer Sword With Etched Blade and Scabbard Swedish Militaria Captain Browne was involved in

Captain Browne was involved in the fighting near Seerporah

In July 1965 General Payne became a personnel staff officer within the Directorate of Personnel Plans in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel

The "crossed cannons" behind the shield indicate that it is for an artillery unit

but a widened engine rpm restriction still had to be respected

though it has peppering throughout the faded blue finish

Original U.S. Indian Wars Model 1860 US Army Staff and Field Officer Sword With Etched Blade and Scabbard Swedish Militaria Captain Browne was involved inOriginal Item: Only One Available. This original M1860 Staff and Field officers sword is one of many produced by the various manufacturers from the Civil War to the turn of the century. This one appears to be an immediate post war production and would have been used during the latter part of the Indian Wars. This officer's sword was adopted on August 28, 1860 acting upon the officer who would rarely if ever be called upon to wield a sword in battle.