Movie Replicas Direct is proud to present the Civil War Youth Sword. Perfect for plays and reenactments. Civil War swords were more effective during the early years of the war. As newer modern weapons such as breech-loaders, repeating rifles and machine guns were introduced the sword became less effective and could only be used in close hand to hand combat. The Youth Sword is a Civil War 3-bar pattern sabre that was downsized for the young trooper. It was 27.5 inches long overall and not as costly to make as the larger swords. It was used predominantly by the Confederates who were outnumbered by the Union force through out the entire war and needed young recruits to fight as the war dragged on. Order your Civil War Youth Sword today and let Movie Replicas Direct deliver your sword to your door.