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  • The Model 1860 Staff and Field Officer sword

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    The M1860 Staff Officer’s Sword by design was not intended to be battlefield weapon. By the Civil War, the firearm and bayonet had made the sword all but obsolete as a functional weapon. However, the sword was still mandated by regulation and was a symbol of rank. Typically, the 1860 Staff and Field Officer’s sword…