Saber
- Object Name:
- Saber
- Object ID:
- 1992.506
- Creator:
- Ames Manufacturing Company
Manufacturer - Place of Origin:
- Chicopee, MA
- Date:
- 1862
- Description:
- Presentation Sword. Staff & Field Officer's Sword, Model 1850; 32" single edge blade with 9" false edge extending back from tip; slight upward curve to blade; 22" wide fuller, ricasso to false edge; 16" narrow fuller, above wide fuller; Phrygian shaped pommel; single knuckle bow; gold-plated semi-basket style counter guard; "US" and floral designs set between two branches; fish skin wrapped grip with twisted gilt wire; floral decorated pommel; war eagle, military trophies, floral scrolls etched on blade, obverse side; "US", military trophies, and floral scrolls etched on blade, reverse side; "Ames Mfg Co / Chicopee / Mass" etched on ricasso, obverse side. Scabbard: Blackened metal; two carrying rings; bands at throat , middle and tip; drag at tip; "Presented to / Lieut. J.K. Cilley / Co. I 11th N.H. Vols / Sept. 10, 1862 / by / J.P.P. Kelly" engraved on band at throat, obverse side; "AMES MFG. CO. / CHICOPEE / MASS" stamped on band at throat, reverse side.
- Material:
- Metal
Tissue - Dimensions:
- W-1.125 L-38 inches
- Provenance:
- Found in New Hampshire Historical Society Collection.
- People:
- Cilley, John K. (1840-1916)
- Subjects:
- Ceremonial objects, Civil War, Swords, Armament, Weapons
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