Original U.S. Civil War Federal 9-inch Dahlgren Smoothbore Naval Gun Projectile Shell with Fuze dated 1864 Category_MG 34 Accessories " It was adopted due

" It was adopted due to the army's dissatisfaction with its predecessor the model 1833 Dragoon Saber

Bore is clear and shows clear lands and grooves

Bayonet not included but available separately

"In all my years in the Army and all the honor guards I have ever seen

Overall Length: 64 inches

Original U.S. Civil War Federal 9-inch Dahlgren Smoothbore Naval Gun Projectile Shell with Fuze dated 1864 Category_MG 34 Accessories " It was adopted dueOriginal Item: Only One Available. The IX inch Dahlgren shell gun: 1,185 guns were cast at Alger, Bellona, Fort Pitt, Seyfert, McManus & Co., Tredegar, and West Point foundries between 1855 and 1864. Fort Pitt Foundry also made 16 for the army in 1861. The IX inch Dahlgren was the most popular and versatile of Dahlgren shell guns made. The IX inch guns served as broadside armament on larger ships such as USS Susquehanna, which carried 12 IX inch