France, Napoleonic Kingdom. An M1854 Cuirassier 'Heavy Cavalry' Sword Hold 109th Infantry "Victoria and Haliburton

109th Infantry "Victoria and Haliburton Battalion" Officer's Shoulder Titles - Browning copper

It sits securely within a multi-piece hilt which features a gilded bronze hand guard and pommel bearing arabesque designs

Major Wulff and his battalion stormed the heights to the west of the Avre Creek between Montdidier and Amiens

2) An 1873 War Medal for the Campaign of 1873

France, Napoleonic Kingdom. An M1854 Cuirassier 'Heavy Cavalry' Sword Hold 109th Infantry "Victoria and HaliburtonA French Model 1854 Heavy Cavalry Sword, with 94. 5cm length blade, with tapering single edged blade cut on each side with deep twin fullers and marked along spine with 'MRE. IMP. ALE CHAT. T AOUT 1880 CARAB. ER MLE. 1854', with original leather washer, brass guard and hilt with personalized monogram engraved on handle fittings, wooden grip with brass wire loose, accompanied by original scabbard with surface rust, fine overall.