Sword

Object Name:

Sword

Object ID:

1989.003.05

Creator:

Palmer & Bachelders

Place of Origin:

Boston, MA

Date:

1862-1865

Description:

Sword, presentation. Non-regulation Staff and Field Officers' Sword, Model 1850; 31" slightly curved blade. Brass hilt. 22.5" fuller, ricasso to tip. Wooden grip wrapped with twisted gilt wire. Half-basket counterguard. Single knucklebow extending down into many branches on counterguard. Sword knot hole, at top of knucklebow. Forward bent band, opposite counterguard. Phrygian helmet pommel with floral scroll decoration. Floral decorated backstrap, on grip. American eagle atop shield set over panoply of flags with ribbon of stars above, center of counterguard. American eagle with ribbon displaying "E PLURIBUS UNUM" and floral scrolls, etched on obverse side; "US" and floral scrolls, etched on reverse side, "PALMERS & BACHELDERS. BOSTON", etched on back of blade, near hilt.

Scabbard: leather and brass, two brass bands with carrying rings. Brass tip with drag. Floral scroll decoration on bands and tip. "Presented / to / Lieut. / C.H. Herbert / Co. D 16 Regt. N.H.V. / By his Friends.", etched on band at throat.

Material:

Metal
Brass
Leather

Dimensions:

W-5 L-36.5 D-3.5 inches

Provenance:

Part of the bequest of household furnishings, fire bucket, Civil War sword, ointment packaging equipment, silver, silhouettes, and other misc. items and manuscripts from home of Montgomery Herbert, Concord, NH. The Herbert family has lived in Concord, NH, since the 18th century.

Credit Line:

Bequest of Montgomery Herbert

People:

Herbert, Charles H. (1825-1906), Herbert, Montgomery (1892-1988)

Subjects:

Armament, Swords, Ceremonial objects