Saber
- Object Name:
- Saber
- Object ID:
- 1996.516.02
- Creator:
- C. Roby & Company
Manufacturer - Place of Origin:
- West Chelmsford, MA
- Date:
- 1864
- Description:
- Saber. Light Cavalry Saber, Model 1860. 34.6" curved blade. Broad fuller, from ricasso to 7.5" from 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. / 1864 / A.G.M" stamped on ricasso, obverse side. "C. ROBY / W. CHELMSFORD / MASS" stamped on ricasso, reverse side. Scabbard: iron; two carrying rings; drag.
- Material:
- Metal
Steel
Leather - Dimensions:
- W-1 L-40.75 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- Subjects:
- Military uniforms, Armament, Civil War, Weapons, Swords
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