Original French Napoleonic First Empire Cuirassier Sword made by Barisoni of Milan Italy- Circa 1810 Spanish Ordnance but you get the idea

but you get the idea

but one component is virtually impossible to find: the “side plate trigger

where the cartridge aperture block is held by a narrow transverse shim (attached to the block by a hidden screw) and then by a broader flat fillet dovetailed on each side into the feed cover plate

a magazine loader in pouch and a leather sling

fought up from Caen

Original French Napoleonic First Empire Cuirassier Sword made by Barisoni of Milan Italy- Circa 1810 Spanish Ordnance but you get the ideaOriginal Item: Only One Available. Here is a totally original French cuirassier's cavalry sword with a great history. On March 17th , 1805 Napoleon Bonaparte, virtual dictator of France, annexed for himself a Kingdom, known as the Kingdom of Northern Italy. This Kingdom included; Milan, Mantua, Modena, Novara, parts of Venice and parts of Romagna. Assuming the title of King Napoleon the First, he made his Stepson, Eugene de Beauharnais his Viceroy.