Sword, Presentation
- Object Name:
- Sword, Presentation
- Object ID:
- 1996.516.09
- Creator:
- Manufacture de Klingenthal
Manufacturer - Place of Origin:
- Strasbourg, Alsace Region, France
- Date:
- 1840-1875
- Description:
- Presentation Sword. Noncommissioned Officer's Sword, Model 1840. 30" straight blade with fuller extending from ricasso to 1.5" from point. Brass hilt; ribbed grip; single flattened knuckle bow extending to quillon; rounded pommel; double kidney shaped counterguard; "crown / B" in oval and "S" in inverted shield, stamped on ricasso, obverse side; "Manuf re de Klingenthal Coulaux", etched on back of blade.
Scabbard: blackened leather with brass throat, tip, and middle bands; two carrying rings; brass drag; bands decorated with floral engravings; "Presented / TO / Lieut. / R.S. Davis / By the Members of / Co. D 16 Regt. N.H.V.", engraved on band at throat. - Material:
- Metal
Tissue - Dimensions:
- W-0.875 L-36 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- People:
- Davis, Robert S. (1838-1876)
- Subjects:
- Civil War, Weapons, Swords, Ceremonial objects, Military uniforms
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