Original U.S. Civil War President Lincoln Assignation Patrol Guard Named Document and Photo Grouping Category_MG 34 Barrel Jacket Assembly The silvered outer wreath is

The silvered outer wreath is in excellent condition and retains approximately 95% of its original silver finish

Overall finish is very good

which ever since is commonly referred to as the "Blücher Sabel" named for the Prussian Commander Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher

The original serial number was removed

The Fenians were an Irish-American group who wanted to put pressure on Great Britain to free Ireland

Original U.S. Civil War President Lincoln Assignation Patrol Guard Named Document and Photo Grouping Category_MG 34 Barrel Jacket Assembly The silvered outer wreath isOriginal Items: One of a kind set. Sergeant Garage A. Cassidy served during the United States Civil War with the 61st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment and later transferred to the Veterans Reserve. He was on guard patrol in Washington, DC on the night of President Lincoln's assassination on April 15th, 1865. This is a collection of original documents, photographs and ephemera from his service and life after the war. Of particular note is is 1865 dated