Original 19th Century Saxon M.1840 Faschinenmesser All-Steel Pioneer Artillery Short Sword - Regimentally Marked M3 Grease Gun which we can tell due

which we can tell due to a few tell tale characteristics that include:

The leather liners and chinstraps were manufactured in Finland for the Finnish Army

with inspirations drawn from swords of early periods

To begin with-

again heavily embossed and decorated

Original 19th Century Saxon M.1840 Faschinenmesser All-Steel Pioneer Artillery Short Sword - Regimentally Marked M3 Grease Gun which we can tell dueOriginal Item: Only One Available. These are the traditional Sidearms of SAXONY, one of the independent German City States that existed prior to the unification of Germany under Bismark in 1871. Each State had it's own characteristic sidearms, this Faschinenmesser Sword was one used by Saxony. The 24 long sword has a large Cleaver shaped blade of 18 1 2" mounted onto an all STEEL ribbed grip bag shaped hilt with a STEEL "S" cross guard. The name