CIVIL WAR AMES M 1850 FOOT OFFICER SWORD, EARLY MODEL WITH BLOCK US LETTERS ON BLADE. ALL ORIGINAL, EXCEPT THE LEATHER ON THE SCABBARD, WAS CUSTOM MADE TO SPECKS BY MASTER ARTISAN JIM BROWN.
Ames is probably the most desirable maker amongst American sword collectors. All things considered equal, these swords will almost certainly command a premium above their counterparts. There is much already written about the The Ames Sword Company (herein referred to as "Ames"). Civil War Cavalry & Artillery Sabers.
The Ames Sword Company 1835 - 1865. By John Hamilton, will cover most of the collector's curiosities.