Original Austrian M1858 Heavy Cavalry Saber & Scabbard by C. Jurmann with Replaced Handle WWII as indicated by a few

as indicated by a few tell tale characteristics that include:

This could be a rifle that Paul Mauser himself worked on

the Confederate States were woefully undersupplied in terms of small arms

as the fabric started to fry on the edge

Original Austrian M1858 Heavy Cavalry Saber & Scabbard by C. Jurmann with Replaced Handle WWII as indicated by a fewOriginal item: Only One Available. Just received out of a large sword collection, this is a very interesting example of the rare Austrian Model 1858 Heavy Cavalry Saber. This model is one of many incremental improvements made to the design based on input from Cuirassiers and Uhlans. It replaced the earlier model 1850, and then was itself replaced in 1861, so they were only made for 3 years. The design is relatively standard, with a heavy curved blade