Original U.S. Model 1906 Light Cavalry Saber with Scabbard by Ames Sword Company - Dated 1906 VHS The receiver is marked:

The receiver is marked:

It was based around the same Maynard "Tape Primer" system used on the M1855 musket

and has brown felt glued on to protect the desk it sat on

It looks to be of either all cotton or cotton / wool blend construction with a single piece red field

Original usable sled mounts like this are exceptionally hard to find

Original U.S. Model 1906 Light Cavalry Saber with Scabbard by Ames Sword Company - Dated 1906 VHS The receiver is marked:Original Item: Only One Available. The M 1906 U. S. Cavalry saber is almost exactly like its forefather, the M 1860 Cavalry Saber, used throughout the Civil War and on America's frontier during the Indian Wars. It was the last curved saber model produced for Cavalry, as with the evolution of vehicular transport, horses were to become a thing of the past militarily after WWI. A straight Cavalry Sword, known as the "Patton" sword was introduced in 1913