Original U.S. Model 1860 Army Staff and Field Officer Sword with Etched Blade & Wire-Wrapped Sharkskin Grip by J.H. McKenney of New York Garand & U.S. Rifles were reassigned to the 461st

were reassigned to the 461st Bomb Group / 765th Bomb Squadron

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as is the safety

The Red Army entered Bulgaria on 8 September 1944

Original U.S. Model 1860 Army Staff and Field Officer Sword with Etched Blade & Wire-Wrapped Sharkskin Grip by J.H. McKenney of New York Garand & U.S. Rifles were reassigned to the 461stOriginal Item: One Of A Kind: This original M1860 Staff and Field officers sword is one of many produced by various manufacturers from the Civil War to the turn of the century. American manufactured by the J. H. McKenney & Company military goods firm of New York City. This post war M1860 sword specimen is an edged weapon that was designed mostly for ceremonial use. The straight, double edged steel blade measures 31 long and features a diamond shaped