Saber

Object Name:

Saber

Object ID:

2017.014.001

Place of Origin:

Solingen, Prussia

Date:

1860-1864

Description:

Sword and scabbard. Used during Civil War by Captain Andrew Jackson Stone (1828-1864) of Dunbarton, NH. Wooden handle covered with leather and a wire grip. Brass hilt has three branches; brass pommel cap and guard are unadorned. Steel blade has flat back with narrow and wide fuller stopped at the ricasso. Manufacturer's mark of C. R. Kirschbaum, Solingen, Prussia. Iron scabbard with iron mountings; throat is secured by a single rivet. Engraved on scabbard near top: "Capt A J Stone / Co F 9th NHV". Missing leather spacer for scabbard, usually mounted at base of blade on hilt.

Material:

Metal
Iron
Brass
Leather
Wood

Dimensions:

H-4.7 W-4.2 L-41 inches

Provenance:

Part of the Ethel Cilley Stone Collection, consisting of objects, documents, photographs, and memorabilia related to James Stone (1780-1874) and his wife Mary East Beard Stone (1791-1875) of Dunbarton; their son Captain Andrew J. Stone (1828-1864) of Dunbarton, California, etc.; Wesley Page Stone (1833-1916) and his wife Alice Patten Cilley (1849-1934) of Dunbarton; and their daughter, schoolteacher and family historian Ethel Cilley Stone (1884-1981) of Dunbarton and Goffstown.

The collection descended to Ethel Cilley Stone. After her death, the bulk of her estate passed to her minister, Rev. Graham T. Rowley (1932-2012) of Goffstown, then to his children, the donors.

Credit Line:

Gift of Daniel T. Rowley and Elizabeth A. Rowley

People:

Stone, Andrew J. (1828-1864)

Subjects:

Armament, Cavalry, Swords, Civil War