CIVIL War M 1852 Naval Early CIVIL War Sword 1 1/16 Inch Blade One Of 1230 Made

CIVIL WAR M 1852 NAVAL OFFICER'S SWORD VERY EARLY CIVIL WAR ISSUE 1 1/16 INCH BLADE 1 OF 1230 MADE, VERY RARE THIS ONE IS AN IMPORT AND WOULD HAVE BEEN USED BY BOTH BY UNION AND CONFEDERATE FORCES. THE EAGLE ON THE POMMEL IS FACING RIGHT. SOME MINOR PITTING AND SOME OF THE SHARK SKIN ON HANDLE HAS WORN OFF, CONSISTANT WITH AGE.

I CANNOT MAKE OUT THE MAKER ONLY THE 1ST 3 LETTERS PIX. MEASURES 34 1/4 INCHES OVERALL WITH A 28 1/4 INCH BLADE. ACCORDING TO THE NAVAL HISTORICAL AND HERITAGE COMMAND, THE NAVY ISSUED IT'S FIRST AND ONLY ORDER OF 500 TO AMES IN 1852.

THEY WERE ORDERED IN SMALL NUMBERS SINCE THERE WERE ONY1230 NAVAL OFFICERS IN SERVICE AT THAT TIME AND FEWER STILL AT THE START OF THE CIVIL WAR. THE REST WERE IMPORTED FROM GERMANY TO FILL DEMAND. THE SIZE OF THE BLADE CHANGED AFTER THE CIVIL WAR, FROM 1 1/8 INCH WIDE TO I INCH, TO 3/4 OF AN INCH AT THE END OF THE 19TH CENTURY TO 5/8 IN TODAY'S NAVY. The item "CIVIL WAR M 1852 NAVAL EARLY CIVIL WAR SWORD 1 1/16 INCH BLADE ONE OF 1230 MADE" is in sale since Saturday, June 29, 2019.

This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\Civil War (1861-65)\Original Period Items\Edged Weapons". The seller is "rachelemandelgallery" and is located in Chicago Heights, Illinois. This item can be shipped worldwide.

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