Hilt, Sword
- Object Name:
- Hilt, Sword
- Object ID:
- 1966.545.173
- Date:
- circa 1863
- Description:
- Sword Hilt. Brass hand guard from a Civil War-era cavalry saber. Small handwritten tag attached to the hilt reads, "173 / Chancellors / ville Va".
- Material:
- Metal
Brass - Dimensions:
- H-3.2 L-5.9 D-0.45 inches
- Provenance:
- From the Horace W. Harmon Collection. Harmon catalog entry #173: "Cav Sword guard Chancellorsville, supposed from Keenan's Charge."
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Horace W. Harmon
- Subjects:
- Civil War, Swords, Military uniforms
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