Civil War Original Period Items

CIVIL War M 1852 Naval Early CIVIL War Sword 1 1/8 Inch Blade 1 Of 1230 Made

CIVIL War M 1852 Naval Early CIVIL War Sword 1 1/8 Inch Blade 1 Of 1230 Made
CIVIL War M 1852 Naval Early CIVIL War Sword 1 1/8 Inch Blade 1 Of 1230 Made
CIVIL War M 1852 Naval Early CIVIL War Sword 1 1/8 Inch Blade 1 Of 1230 Made
CIVIL War M 1852 Naval Early CIVIL War Sword 1 1/8 Inch Blade 1 Of 1230 Made
CIVIL War M 1852 Naval Early CIVIL War Sword 1 1/8 Inch Blade 1 Of 1230 Made
CIVIL War M 1852 Naval Early CIVIL War Sword 1 1/8 Inch Blade 1 Of 1230 Made
CIVIL War M 1852 Naval Early CIVIL War Sword 1 1/8 Inch Blade 1 Of 1230 Made
CIVIL War M 1852 Naval Early CIVIL War Sword 1 1/8 Inch Blade 1 Of 1230 Made
CIVIL War M 1852 Naval Early CIVIL War Sword 1 1/8 Inch Blade 1 Of 1230 Made
CIVIL War M 1852 Naval Early CIVIL War Sword 1 1/8 Inch Blade 1 Of 1230 Made
CIVIL War M 1852 Naval Early CIVIL War Sword 1 1/8 Inch Blade 1 Of 1230 Made
CIVIL War M 1852 Naval Early CIVIL War Sword 1 1/8 Inch Blade 1 Of 1230 Made

CIVIL War M 1852 Naval Early CIVIL War Sword 1 1/8 Inch Blade 1 Of 1230 Made

CIVIL WAR M 1852 NAVAL OFFICER'S SWORD VERY EARLY CIVIL WAR ISSUE 1 1/8 INCH BLADE 1 OF 1230 MADE, VERY RARE WITH CUSTOM SHARK SKIN / SHAGREEN SCABBARD. MANY OFFICERS HAD 2 SCABBARDS MADE. VERY RARE AND UNUSUAL, IT HAS A REPAIR IN THE MIDDLE.

THE REGULATION M 1852 HAD THE EAGLE OF THE POMMEL FACING RIGHT. IMPORTED BLADE, THIS WAS ONE OF THE FIRST 1230 MADE, THE IST 500 WERE AMES. VERY LIGHT PITTING ON THE TIP, PROBABLY FROM THE BLOOD. OVERALL GREAT PATINA AND CONDITION.

MEASURES 34 1/4 INCH OVERALL WITH A 28 3/4 INCH BLADE. THIS ONE IS AN IMPORT AND WOULD HAVE BEEN USED BY BOTH BY UNION AND CONFEDERATE FORCES. 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 1/8 INCH BLADE 1 OF 1230 MADE" is in sale since Monday, March 4, 2019. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\Pre-1700\Original Period Items".

The seller is "rachelemandelgallery" and is located in Chicago Heights, Illinois. This item can be shipped worldwide.

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CIVIL War M 1852 Naval Early CIVIL War Sword 1 1/8 Inch Blade 1 Of 1230 Made