Original U.S Civil War M-1840 "Wrist Breaker" Heavy Cavalry Saber by Ames with Scabbard Dated 1851 - One of 2,550 Snider Rifle Parts a family business that operated

a family business that operated for most of the 1800 hundreds

Under various names it has seen action during eleven major conflicts: the Indian Wars

The basket still retains nearly all of its blackened color

plus a small diary of his father

Original U.S Civil War M-1840 "Wrist Breaker" Heavy Cavalry Saber by Ames with Scabbard Dated 1851 - One of 2,550 Snider Rifle Parts a family business that operatedOriginal item: Only One Available. This heavy Cavalry Saber, known as "Old Wristbreaker" among troops, was designated the U. S. Model of 1840, and was the principal cavalry saber used until the Model of 1860 was introduced. As such it was widely used in the War between the States on both sides. This example is of a very desirable date, 1851, and is by one of the scarcest makers of these sabers, Ames Manufacturing Co. of Chicopee, Massachusetts. They