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The Marine Corps noncommissioned officer's sword is a sword worn by noncommissioned officers (NCOs) and staff noncommissioned officers (SNCOs) of the United States Marine Corps. The NCO sword was adopted in 1859 and is patterned after the United States Army's foot officers' sword of 1850. The M1859 NCO sword continues service today as the ...
USMC Model 1859 NCO Sword ; Type: Sword: Place of origin: United States: Service history; In service: 1859–present: Used by: United States Marine Corps non-commissioned officers: Wars: Mid-19th and early-20th centuries: Production history; Designer: Modeled on U.S. Army M1850 foot officers’ sword: Designed: Introduced 1859, notable design ...
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Marine Corps. MCO P1070-12K: Individual Records Administration Manual. United States Marine Corps; Nalty, Bernard C.; Truman R. Strobridge; Edwin T. Turnbladh (1962). United States Marine Corps Ranks and Grades, 1775–1962 (PDF).
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Mameluke sword; Mere (weapon) Model 1840 army noncommissioned officers' sword; Model 1850 Army Staff & Field Officers' Sword; Model 1852 Naval Officers Sword; Model 1902 Army Officers' Sword; Monk's spade
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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]
Mameluke sword; Model 1832 foot artillery sword; Model 1840 army noncommissioned officers' sword; Model 1840 Cavalry Saber; Model 1840 light artillery saber; Model 1850 Army Staff & Field Officers' Sword; Model 1852 Naval Officers Sword; Model 1860 Light Cavalry Saber; Model 1902 Army Officers' Sword; Model 1913 Cavalry Saber