Original French Model 1822 Light Cavalry Saber Châtellerault with Scabbard - dated 1879 Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock was the first American paratrooper

was the first American paratrooper awarded the Medal of Honor on 29 February 1944 for action at Anzio

There is also a blue stamped circular insignia with Luftgaukommando Norwegen around a NSDAP Party Eagle

fitted with a massive very wide 19" SAWBACK blade

- Bring Back Certificate dated 16th May 1945 which names Chmielewski and lists multiple items such as a German Schmeiser Rifle

at whose eastern edge it forked

Original French Model 1822 Light Cavalry Saber Châtellerault with Scabbard - dated 1879 Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock was the first American paratrooperOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent example of a late 19th Century French Model 1822 Light Cavalry Saber, made at the French arsenal in Chtellerault. This is the sword that the U. S. based their Model 1840 Cavalry saber on, which was later updated in 1860 to use a lighter blade. The model 1822 itself was a replacement for the short lived model 1816, which used a "piped back" blade, which was not well received at all. It features a