Original U.S. Civil War French-Imported Officer’s Model 1860 Light Cavalry Saber with Steel Scabbard by Coulaux & Cie of Klingenthal Water Jacket Assembly and the rear is marked

and the rear is marked a Vietnam era date of 1974 (most likely a post war replacement)

The left side of the lock has a carving of a Deer in a wood cut into it and the butt stock has some nickel thumb tacks added for decoration

Private First Class Thomas J

More interesting are the modifications installed on the tang: a sliding breech lock

Original U.S. Civil War French-Imported Officer’s Model 1860 Light Cavalry Saber with Steel Scabbard by Coulaux & Cie of Klingenthal Water Jacket Assembly and the rear is markedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice French "Private Purchase" Triple Etched Cavalry Officer's M1860 sword, manufactured by Coulax & Co. in Klingenthal, France. After it lost the "Royal Manufactory" status, the factory continued making swords, both for the domestic and export private purchase market. Many swords were exported to the United States during the civil war, and used by both the U. S. and the Confederacy. This sword is