US M1872 CAVALRY SABER, THE EXCELLENT AND UNSIGNED 32″ BLADE HAS NO PITTING, HAS BRASS MOUNTED BASKET WITH THE GRIP HAVING ALL THE BRASS WIRE

US PRE CIVIL WAR US NAVY OFFICERS SWORD, CIRCA 1820 / 1840, REF 11 / #132, THE 30 3/8″ BRIGHT UNSIGNED IMPORTED FRENCH? BLADE’S ACID ETCHING IS STILL IN VERY FINE CONDITION, BUT NO BLUING REMAINS, THE GRIP IS IDENTIFIED IN PETERSON’S BOOK AS BEING BRASS, BUT THIS GRIP IS NICKLE PLATED ONE PIECE BONE GRIP???, POSSIBLY MERCHANT MARINE??, SWORD IS IN BEAUTIFUL CONDITON, BUT AS ALWAYS WITH THESE EARLY SWORDS WITH LEATHER SCABBARDS, THIS ONE IS ALSO MISSING IT’S SCABBARD