Original Argentina Pre-WWI Era Model 1898 Artillery Sword and Scabbard with Frog by Santa Barbara of Toledo, Spain U.S. Army " Reich here better translates

" Reich here better translates as "realm" in that the term does not necessarily have monarchical connotations in itself

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According to some old Family records he served in the Civil War with the Twenty-Seventh Michigan Infantry

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Original Argentina Pre-WWI Era Model 1898 Artillery Sword and Scabbard with Frog by Santa Barbara of Toledo, Spain U.S. Army " Reich here better translatesOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a fantastic example of a Spanish export, Argentinian M1898 Artillery Sword, made by a lesser known company, Santa Barbara of Toledo, Spain. Despite the invention of machine guns and rapid firing artillery, swords were still issued. Between 1880 and 1930, the Argentine Army sought to become a professional force without active involvement in politics, even though many a political figure President Julio