Heavy Cavalry Franco Prussian War Sword

Cuirassiers were cavalry equipped with armor and firearms, and were also commonly called heavy cavalry. They were quite common from the 15th century, up until the late 19th century, and were heavily armored, and had swords to match. This Model Heavy Cavalry Sword with its massive 39 inch long double fullered straight blade was first issued around 1800 during the reign of Napoleon Bonaparte. The early models had a plain pommel mount and the three bar brass guard each ended in a "ball". After Emperor Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo in 1815, a new design was decided on known as the Model of 1822 which did away with the ball tipped cross guard bars and added a circular "crown" to the pommel. The sword remained the same for the rest of the nineteenth century. It comes with all brass mounts, brass...