Saber

Object Name:: Saber
Object ID:: 1914.004
Place of Origin:: England
Date:: 1777
Description:: Saber, British. Gold-plated brass scabbard and hilt. Scabbard engraved on one side, "This sword / captured from a / British Officer at the / Battle of Bennington, / Vermont, / Aug. 16th 1777, / was presented to / President / Franklin Pierce / 1853." Other side of scabbard engraved "Presented to / Genl. John M. Corse / by the Nephews of the / late / President Pierce, / Frank H. & Kirk D. / Pierce. / Apl. 10, 1885."
Material:: Metal
Steel
Brass
Gold
Dimensions:: W-5.8 L-36.5 inches
Provenance:: British saber captured from a British officer at the Battle of Bennington, 1777. Presented to President Franklin Pierce in 1853. Presented to Gen. John M. Corse (1835-1893) by Frank. H. Pierce (1848-1908) and Kirk D. Pierce (1845-1928), the nephews of Franklin Pierce, in 1885.
Credit Line:: Gift of Murray P. Corse
People:: Stark, John (1728-1822), Corse, Murray P. (1884-1966), Pierce, Franklin (1804-1869), Pierce, Frank H. (1848-1908), Pierce, Kirk D. (1845-1928), Corse, John Murray (1835-1893)
Subjects:: Swords, Revolutionary War