Original Austrian M1858 Heavy Cavalry Saber with Replaced Blade by Weyersberg Kirschbaum & Scabbard British Militaria as the pressed paper was

as the pressed paper was far less resilient than actual leather over the years

and a two-month supply of food

it was probably the best semi-automatic battle rifle ever developed

this example was then officially shortened to 10 inches and shipped to WWI Ally Turkey

and has a leather sweatband around the bottom

Original Austrian M1858 Heavy Cavalry Saber with Replaced Blade by Weyersberg Kirschbaum & Scabbard British Militaria as the pressed paper wasOriginal item: Only One Available. Just purchased at a recent military show, this definitely looks like it just came of the attic, or possibly even a barn! However, even with the lovely aged patina, it is still an example of the rare Austrian Model 1858 Heavy Cavalry Saber. This model is one of many incremental improvements made to the design based on input from Cuirassiers and Uhlans. It replaced the earlier model 1850, and then was itself replaced