Original U.S Civil War German-Made Model 1840 "Wrist Breaker" Heavy Cavalry Saber by P.D. Lüneschloss with Scabbard Antique Percussion Firearms Item A30 as shown in

Item A30 as shown in diagram

the operating mechanism was overly complicated

AMERICAN EXCELSIOR

so this was a machete that did not spent its life in the scabbard

Original U.S Civil War German-Made Model 1840 "Wrist Breaker" Heavy Cavalry Saber by P.D. Lüneschloss with Scabbard Antique Percussion Firearms Item A30 as shown inOriginal Item: Only One Available. The model 1840 saber, often called the wrist breaker, was a relatively heavy cavalry saber. This sword was manufactured before the Civil War so it saw extensive use by both sides during the war. On the ricasso there is only one marking, P. D. L. in an oval, which indicates that it was manufactured by P D Lneschloss, Solingen Prussia. P. D. L. was one of the oldest and most respected German manufactures of swords.