Original U.S. Civil War Model 1860 Light Cavalry Saber with Scabbard by The Horstmann Company of Philadelphia Water Jacket Assembly This helmet is stamped 58A

This helmet is stamped 58A which indicates the approximate manufacture date of January 1942

even a bit over the maker mark

Many soldiers pinned or sewed insignia to it as is seen here

for obsolete or abolished

The other two being the Police Benevolent Association and Sergeants Benevolent Association

Original U.S. Civil War Model 1860 Light Cavalry Saber with Scabbard by The Horstmann Company of Philadelphia Water Jacket Assembly This helmet is stamped 58AOriginal Item: One Only. This is a very nice service used Union cavalry trooper's curved M 1860 saber made by The Horstmann Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Horstmann & Sons). It is in very nice honest matured condition. The markings are mostly clear and the brass hilt is in good shape with a nice honest patina with a loose guard. The leather grip binding and the wire wrap are both present and still solid. The saber comes complete with its