Original U.S. WWI M1913 Training Sword with Scarce Wicker Basket Guard with Spare Blade by Rock Island Arsenal - Dated 1913 Category_Accessories and by the end of

and by the end of June the companies that had been engaged in it had returned to their proper stations

Given that the skid beams formerly carried the boats

There is a very nice Austro-Hungarian Empire double-headed eagle coat of arms on the guard bowl

“Born of War

The other side of the blade is marked STAINLESS

Original U.S. WWI M1913 Training Sword with Scarce Wicker Basket Guard with Spare Blade by Rock Island Arsenal - Dated 1913 Category_Accessories and by the end ofOriginal Items. Only One Lot Available. This is a great pair of WWI Training swords, an extremely scarce M1913 Wicker Basket cavalry training sword with a spare blade. The wicker basket guards were slide on and fit perfectly onto the end of the blade. There are grooves in the wooden blade so its known where to hold. The blades measure roughly 41 and are marked R. I. A. 1913. The wicker basket guard is woven with two small slits for the blade to slide