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Object Name |
Sword |
Catalog Number |
0985.00.00102 |
Description |
Model 1860 U. S. Cavalry Saber: single-edged, curved blade with rounded back and rudimentary false edge and two fullers; reverse ricasso stamped "Ames Mfg Co / Chicopee / Mass", leather cushion; brass hilt with a knuckle bow and two branches flowing from an oval guard and terminating at the pommel; wood grip covered in leather, brass wire wrap missing. No scabbard. |
Made |
Ames Manufacturing Company |
Provenance |
This sword is one of four dug up on the estate of Col. Stuart Morgan in Albemarle County, Virginia, sometime prior to their donation in 1948. |
Search Terms |
found on battlefield |
Subjects |
Edged weapon |