Saber
- Object Name:
- Saber
- Object ID:
- 1996.516.01
- Creator:
- Ames Manufacturing Company
Manufacturer - Place of Origin:
- Chicopee, MA
- Date:
- 1858
- Description:
- Saber. Heavy Cavalry Saber, Model 1840. 36.1" curved blade. Broad fuller, extending 27" from ricasso to point. Narrow fuller on back of blade. Leather-covered wooden grips with twisted brass wire. Phrygian helmet shaped pommel. Half-basket guard with two branches, single knucklebow. Oval counter-guard. "U.S. / J.H. / 1858" engraved on ricasso, obverse side. "AMES MFG. CO. / CHICOPEE / MASS" stamped on ricasso, reverse side. Scabbard: iron; two carrying rings and band; drag; leather strap attached to carrying rings; "J.H." stamped on drag, obverse side.
- Material:
- Metal
Steel
Leather - Dimensions:
- W-1.125 L-41.5 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- Subjects:
- Armament, Swords, Weapons, Military uniforms, Civil War
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