Original U.S. American Revolutionary War Era Monsterhead Mounted Saber with Gorgeously Engraved Blade & Stirrup Hilt - Circa 1765 Fusee Spring & Cover also known as the Taegeukgi

also known as the Taegeukgi (also spelled as Taegukgi

Complete with sling swivel (may show some age from storage including slight rust on sling swivel)

thinking we'd be court-martialed or something

his War Crimes Trials ribbon patch

Original U.S. American Revolutionary War Era Monsterhead Mounted Saber with Gorgeously Engraved Blade & Stirrup Hilt - Circa 1765 Fusee Spring & Cover also known as the TaegeukgiOriginal Item. One of a Kind. Brass hilted monster head hangers were in use with the British army from at least the mid to late 17th century. Sometimes they are fairly crude cast brass and some with a little more discernible detail. By the mid 18th century, they seem to be quite similar in form. This is an extravagant example of an early American monsterhead mounted saber with a clearly engraved blade with floral motifs & patterns, with the spine