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SCARCE - Model 1860 Staff Officers Sword - Maker marked Schuyler Hartley & Graham New York, the 32" diamond shaped blade is also marked on obverse with french maker Jules ? Chatellervault. The blade overall very good showing honest age. Handle to guard a tad loose, some loss to sharskin grip with wood showing, flip down guard in working order. Bottom of guard stamped with helmet, current west point symbol, FDB, F. Delecour, a Paris dealer, Klingenthal. Scabbard with 2 brass mounts shows age with minor dents & light rust, scabbard has a wave, not true straight. Civil War sword scabbards had 2 mount rings, post war had 3. Seldom see these M-1860 Staff Officer Swords made for civil war use, most are post war. - Price is $ SOLD plus shipping and insurance. Item - SW-32-1948
Model 1860 Cavalry Sword - The sword blade is a unmarked 35" nick free example, shows only a couple dark spots from age and storage. Leather grip very good condition with wire long gone, easy fix if so desired, retains the original leather washer. Brass guard is nice showing a dark patina from age, pommel cap is inspected twice with "C.E.W.", Charles E. Wilson inspected from 1862 to 1864. The original scabbard over-all excellent with a dime size dent. - Price is $ 750.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - SW-34-192
Model 1840 Cavalry - Maker marked with K & C for C. R. Kirschbaum & Company, the 35 1/2" blade has been lightly sharpen, minor small nicking, blade shows age & use. Good brass guard with original leather & wire, small chunk missing on the handle, shows honest wear & use, pommel is inspected with JM and stamped # 77. Scabbard shows its age with light pitting, minor rusting and some small denting. Nice period sword which was certainly among the initial weapons used by the confederate arm forces. - Price is $ 750.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - SW-36
Model 1860 Cavalry Sword - The 35" blade is nick free, leather washer intact, couple small rust spots, tip with a slight bend. Maker marked & dated with US 1865 AGM & Roby Chelmsford Mass. Leather grip is missing brass wire showing honest age & use. Brass hand guard has a bend in the one branch, battle scar ?, see photos. Scabbard, no inspection stamp, rusty with areas of pitting, most near drag. The story passed with sword that this came out of a attic, Shamokin, Pa. - Price is $ 550.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - SW-38-3214
Model-1906 Cavalry Sword - More scarce than the civil war swords, fresh from the attic and never messed with. The 35" blade shows age, nick free, leather washer intact. Stamped US JC and dated AS Co 1906. All iron guard with original leather & wire showing age & use. Scabbard dent free, drag inspected with JC. Sword & scabbard with light rust, I applied a thin coat of oil after taking the photos. I would think this would clean up better, thats up to you. - Price is $ 500.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - SW-39-2907
Model 1860 Staff Officers Sword - SCARCE untouched example here, 32" diamond style blade with French Maker Mark, FDB over helmet & sword, Francois Delacour & Backes, Paris Sword Maker. Sword tip missing a very small "minor" piece, looks to have been used as a pointer, not broken, has been dragged with rounded tip, possible in the dirt to draw maps, blade overall good condition showing age with light dark spotting, no etching typical of the French. Horn grip missing brass wire, wire looks to have been cut or was broken at some point, push button guard works fine, pommel, hand guard, blade a tad loose together with felt washer missing. Scabbard maker marked Horstmann Phila & N.Y. looks to be all brass, a magnet does not stick, very dark patina, small drag plain both sides, scabbard ring mounts the same both sides, both inside ring mounts show wear from soldier wearing on belt & use, scabbard body with light denting & small wave. All brass remains very dark from age & storage, no brasso polish needed. I point out all these very minor issues, there is nothing extreme or negative about this sword. Just about impossible to find these scarce swords. - Price is $ SOLD plus shipping and insurance. Item - SW-40-885
Model 1860 Cavalry Sword - The 35" blade is maker marked Mansfield & Lamb Forestdale RI & dated US JCW 1864. Blade shows age with light rust and fine nicks, more like a roughness. Leather grip missing the brass wire, leather washer intact. Scabbard good condition, most of the plated finish long gone, adds character, NJ stamped on drag, maybe for New Jersey. Sword overall has a nice look and will display just fine. - Price is $ 800.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - SW-41-1319
Model 1860 Cavalry Sword - The sword blade is 35" long with nicking, nothing large or extreme, leather washer long gone, the reverse maker marked with Emerson & Silver, maker mark is weak and obverse marked with US\JF\1865. Leather grip and wire are excellent, just honest wear. The scabbard, dark from age has a many small dents and throat is missing. Still a Nice Example & Price - Price is $ 750.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - SW-42
Model 1860 Cavalry Sword - The 35" blade maker marked with Made by Ames Chicopee Mass, dated US JF 1865. Original leather grip & wire remain in very good condition, leather washer intact. Brass guard has had the one branch removed, done possible during the war. Pommel inspected with JM, blade excellent overall with 2 fine nicks. Scabbard dent free, shows age with loss to finish. - Price is $ 750.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - SW-44-2626
Model 1832 French Artillery Short Sword - Maker marked Klingenthal, 25" overall with a 19" double edge blade. Maker mark is weak, blade is rusty & has pitting from sitting in a barn. Nice relic sword. - Price is $ SOLD plus shipping and insurance. Item - SW-45-2633
CS Brush Cutter - Blacksmith, confederate ? made large knife, I suspect used to chop brush. Recovered from a South Carolina Plantation, farm auction, wood handles sing Dixie. Overall 20 1/2" long with a 4 1/2" wood handle, handle has 2 small cracks, blade 1 1/2" wide. There was a pile of these that came from the auction, all different. - Price is $ 75.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - SW-46
Model 1840 Heavy Cavalry Sword - Scarce Maker - The 36" blade remains nick free, maker marked P.S. Justice Philad. These were only made in 1861 & 1862 by this maker. Leather grip good showing age & use, brass wire missing. Leather washer intact, possible a replacement. Scabbard very good overall showing honest age, no denting. - Price is $ 800.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - SW-49-2761
Model 1860 Cavalry Sword - Maker marked, Made by Ames MFG Co Chicopee Mass and dated US JF 1865. The 35" blade has age spotting and light nicking, leather washer intact. Original leather & wire, grip shows age with small amounts of leather missing. Brass overall with a very dark patina, pommel cap inspected with JF. Scabbard is dent free, shows age with light rust. Sword & scabbard overall good condition showing age & use, this one is fresh from the attic. - Price is $ 750.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - SW-53-2584
M-1860 Naval Cutlass - Fresh from a New York attic, the 26" blade has rust and many nicks, never messed with. Blade is dated USN DR 1862, maker marked Ames MFG Co Chicopee Mass. Wood handle with leather, some missing, wire missing, almost always removed anyhow. Brass sheet cup shows age & use with lots of patina. No scabbard. Don't see them like this often,, just a cool relic. - Price is $ 450.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - SW-54-2369
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