Saber
- Object Name:
- Saber
- Object ID:
- 1955.213
- Creator:
- Mansfield & Lamb
- Place of Origin:
- Forestdale, RI
- Date:
- 1863
- Description:
- Saber. U.S. Model 1860, Light Cavalry Saber. 35" curved blade. Broad fuller. 28" ricasso to tip. Narrow fuller, back of blade. Brass hilt. Phrygian helmet pommel. Half-basket guard with two branches. Single knucklebow. Oval counterguard. Leather-wrapped wood grip with twisted brass wire, swollen at middle. "[MAN]SFIELD / & / LAMB / [F]ORESTDALE. R.I." in oval, stamped on ricasso, reverse side. "U.S. / C.E.W. / 1863" stamped on ricasso, obverse side.
Metal scabbard with two carrying rings, metal drag, and leather strap with clasp, attached to lower ring. "J.F." stamped on drag, obverse side. - Material:
- Metal
Tissue
Brass
Leather - Dimensions:
- W-1.25 L-41.25 inches
- Provenance:
- Gift of Miss Edith Johnson. Sword said to have belonged to donor's father.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Edith Johnson
- People:
- Johnson, Johnson, Edith M. (1875-1965)
- Subjects:
- Military uniforms, Swords, Civil War, Armament, Weapons
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