Original French Heavy Cavalry Cuirassier Sword dated 1855 - Franco-Prussian War German SS Received from a Maritime Museum

Received from a Maritime Museum Collection in England

Due to the great storm which followed the battle many of the "prizes" were deliberately burnt

An enemy column

The regimental combat team tasked with taking Sarmi

highlighting the raised plated areas

Original French Heavy Cavalry Cuirassier Sword dated 1855 - Franco-Prussian War German SS Received from a Maritime MuseumOriginal Item: Only One Available. 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