Original U.S. Civil War Ames Model 1832 Artillery Short Sword Dated 1844 MP 34 with a patent marking on

with a patent marking on the right side

and relations between armed services were often cool

The Americans bombed during the daytime and early on in the war

was in the first wave of troops ashore during Operation Overlord

These were in service long after WW2 had concluded

Original U.S. Civil War Ames Model 1832 Artillery Short Sword Dated 1844 MP 34 with a patent marking onOriginal Item: Only One Available. This 1844 dated Ames Foot Artillery sword has a straight, heavy iron blade. It is double edged and the blade is very clean. There are two side by side fullers, starting just below the hilt. Then, after a space of 11 16", there is a single broad center fuller that extends toward the blade's spear shaped point. The overall blade length is approximately 19''. The blade is stamped on the reverse, near the hilt: US 1844