United States. An M1840, Roby 1863 Non Commissioned Officer's Sword Buy Now mounted to a 61 mm

mounted to a 61 mm long medal bar with black cloth backing and a horizontal pinback

a German Red Cross (DRK) Schwesternschaft badge

each bearing dual insignia presenting as a white-piped green wool patch with a machine-embroidered silver aluminum wire insignia

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unmarked but with the physical characteristics of the slanted-date round “3” version produced by the firm of Deschler & Sohn

United States. An M1840, Roby 1863 Non Commissioned Officer's Sword Buy Now mounted to a 61 mmThis sword features a 713 mm long steel blade, magnetic, with a semi sharp edge and a very sharp tip, along with a wide spine, the fuller running almost the full length of the blade. It is marked "U. S. 1863 F. S. S." (F. S. S. = Frederick S. Strong, Government Armory Inspector 1862 1863) on the obverse ricasso, the reverse ricasso maker marked in a circle "C. ROBY. W. CHELMSFORD MS" (Christopher Roby; "MS" for Massachusetts, not "MA" as used today).