Original 19th Century Saxon M.1840 Faschinenmesser All-Steel Pioneer Artillery Short Sword - Regimentally Marked M3 Grease Gun The leather liners and chinstraps

The leather liners and chinstraps were manufactured in Finland for the Finnish Army

During World War II short snorters were signed by flight crews and conveyed good luck to soldiers crossing the Atlantic

magazine floor plate

with inspirations drawn from swords of early periods

It has no provenance that we have been able to discover

Original 19th Century Saxon M.1840 Faschinenmesser All-Steel Pioneer Artillery Short Sword - Regimentally Marked M3 Grease Gun The leather liners and chinstrapsOriginal Item: Only One Available. These are the traditional Sidearms of SAXONY, one of the independent German City States that existed prior to the unification of Germany under Bismark in 1871. Each State had it's own characteristic sidearms, this Faschinenmesser Sword was one used by Saxony. The 24 long sword has a large Cleaver shaped blade of 18 1 2" mounted onto an all STEEL ribbed grip bag shaped hilt with a STEEL "S" cross guard. The name