Saber
- Object Name:
- Saber
- Object ID:
- 1996.516.04
- Creator:
- Ames Manufacturing Company
Manufacturer - Place of Origin:
- Chicopee, MA
- Date:
- 1863
- 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. / D.R. / 1863" stamped on ricasso, obverse side. "AMES MFG. CO. / CHICOPEE / MASS" stamped on ricasso, reverse side. Scabbard: iron; two carrying rings; drag; "J.M." stamped on tip of drag, obverse side.
- Material:
- Metal
Steel
Leather - Dimensions:
- W-1 L-40.75 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- Subjects:
- Weapons, Civil War, Armament, Swords, Military uniforms
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