Original U.S. WWI Era U.S. Marine Corps Officer's Mameluke Sword by Jacob Reed’s Sons of Philadelphia Named to Lieutenant John A. Nesbit French Pistols There is a size marking

There is a size marking under the sweatband

and nicely maker marked

making it a Cold War proxy war

with 1 red button

Original U.S. WWI Era U.S. Marine Corps Officer's Mameluke Sword by Jacob Reed’s Sons of Philadelphia Named to Lieutenant John A. Nesbit French Pistols There is a size markingOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a very worn and damaged example of a WWI Mameluke Marine officers sword named to Lieutenant John A. Nesbit. The sword features now cracked and broken ivoroid grip scales with heavy cracking and some yellowing. The sword has a very heavy and dark patina, the blade now covered in oxidation. The Mameluke sword is a very iconic edged weapon with roots in the Marine Corps going back 219 years to the First Barbary War.