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The Model 1840 noncommissioned officers' sword was adopted by the United States military in 1840. Based primarily on a sword used by the French Army, the model 1840 NCO proved somewhat heavy hilted and ill balanced. For over 70 years, it was widely used by the Army; today its usage is restricted to ceremonial occasions. [1]
The Model 1850 Army Staff and Field Officer's Sword was carried by all members of staff departments, Field Grade officers of Artillery and Infantry, Company Grade Officers of Light Artillery, Staff Officers and Aides-de-Camp between 1850 and 1872. It was based on a French pattern.
M. M1860 Cutlass; Mameluke sword; Model 1832 foot artillery sword; Model 1840 army noncommissioned officers' sword; Model 1840 Cavalry Saber; Model 1840 light artillery saber
3. Swords probably had been worn by Marine Corps NCOs since the Revolutionary War. In the years before c. 1825, these were usually the same swords carried by Army NCOs. 4. The predecessor of the USMC M1859 NCO sword was a saber with an eaglehead hilt. This was the pattern adopted for Marine NCOs c. 1825 and it was regulation until 1859. 5.
M1902 U.S. Army Officer's Sabers of various makes. The Model 1902 Army Officers' Saber is the current sword used by officers of the United States Army and United States Air Force. [1] [2] The official nomenclature for the current regulation U.S. Army saber is “saber for all officers, Model 1902”. It was adopted on July 17, 1902, by ...
American Swords in the Phllip Medicus Collection, by Norm Flayderman, 1998; Civil War Cavalry and Artillery Sabers by John Thillman, 2001 ISBN 978-0-917218-92-7; Swords and Sabers of the Armory at Springfield by Burton A. Kellerstedt; The Army called it home Military Interiors of the 19th Century by William L. Brown III ISBN 978-0939631421
From the creation of the United States Army to 1821, non-commissioned officer (NCO) and staff non-commissioned officer (SNCO) rank was distinguished by the wearing of usually worsted epaulets. From 1775 to 1779, sergeants and corporals wore one epaulet on the right shoulder, corporals of green color, sergeants of red color. [2]
This is a list of weapons served individually by the United States armed forces.While the general understanding is that crew-served weapons require more than one person to operate them, there are important exceptions in the case for both squad automatic weapons (SAW) and sniper rifles.