Original U.S. Spanish-American War Era Army Officer's M1860 Dress Parade Sword by M.C. Lilley Manufacture Type_Original Items The leopard head is a

The leopard head is a good looking feline

The M1941 brought about use of a removable wheeled base and incorporated a pronounced arch to the base plate as well as a redesigned bipod support structure - the changes intended to improve both mass production (aided by heavier use of stampings) and portability of the system (wheels could be affixed to the bipod structure for towing by infantry)

almost certainly the French Military Contractor who made these swords

was cut off from the rest of the French Army by the German advance

not poorly cast weak brittle feet that have been known to break

Original U.S. Spanish-American War Era Army Officer's M1860 Dress Parade Sword by M.C. Lilley Manufacture Type_Original Items The leopard head is aOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is the standard U. S. Staff and Field Officer's Dress or Parade Sword Model 1860, a pattern first used during the Civil War, which was in service until 1902. This example however is a particularly upmarket version, with and etched nickel plated blade and many high end gilt brass alloy appointments. Officer's were usually responsible for purchasing their own dress swords, so they varied considerably in quality