Austria, Empire. An M1861 Infantry Officer’s Saber Auction contained in an envelope addressed

contained in an envelope addressed to Colonel and Mrs

his tenure with USS St

Stitched onto the peak is a one-piece insignia consisting of a hexagonal field-grey rayon backer bearing a machine-embroidered Ordnungspolizei insignia topped by a tri-colour cockade

and later discharged upon demobilization on January 22

issued from headquarters on 25 May 1941

Austria, Empire. An M1861 Infantry Officer’s Saber Auction contained in an envelope addressedStandard issue M1861 model that features a nickel plated steel blade, narrow, slight curvature, single edge measuring 76 cm in length, with runner marks, very fine. The hilt of the saber consists of a hilt and grip. The hilt is wooden, covered with sharkskin; straight, oval in cross section, with a beveled upper part, wrapped along nine transverse grooves with triple wire that has become loose overtime. The back of the hilt is covered with a concave