Us navy civil war officer sword1/20/2024 Location Currently not on view ID Number AF.10540 catalog number 10540 accession number 45729 Object Name sword Other Terms Edged Weapons Navy Officer Physical Description steel (overall material) leather (overall material) brass (overall material) Measurements overall: 5 1/2 in x 33 1/2 in x 3 1/4 in 13.97 cm x 85.09 cm x 8.255 cm See more items in Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military Civil War Military National Museum of American History subject Edged Weapons related event USS Monitor vs. Monitor on the very day she fought the historic battle with the C.S.S. Army officers' swords of the period, belonged to Lt. Sword Belts, Military Civil War Era Please be sure to read our 'Belt Ordering Policy'. Object Details Howard, Samuel Description (Brief) This Model 1852 Navy sword and scabbard, closely resembling U.S. Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, African Art.CHICOPEE / MASS." stamped at throat, reverse side. Scabbard: leather with gilded brass throat, middle band, and tip two carrying rings, one at throat and one at middle band metal rings that secure carrying rings resemble knotted ropes dolphin cast drag "AMES MFG. "U.S.N." in banner, an American eagle with half-sunburst on top of carronade gun on a Naval truck, fouled anchor, and floral decorations etched on blade, reverse side. "P / R.B.H." stamped on ricasso, reverse side (R.B.H. "J.W.W." surrounded by 31 stars, fouled stocked anchor and Federal shield, and array of trident, axes, pikes and U.S. "Ames Mfg, Co, / Chicopee / Mass." etched on blade near ricasso, obverse side "1852" stamped on ricasso, obverse side. Composed of two plagues of reeded bone and covered by a strip of gilded brass. Gilded brass hilt fish skin covered wood grip with twisted gilt wire wrap oak leaf decorated Phrygian helmet pommel capped with relief cast of American eagle surrounded by thirteen stars single knucklebow, in shape of dolphin head at juncture point with pommel dolphin head shaped quillon solid counterguard single branch with pierced letters "USN", oak leaves, and acorns. 36 inches (91.5 cm) Straight blued blade that’s decorated with gilt etched designs. 27.5" slightly curved blade wide fuller extending 19" from ricasso narrow fuller at back of blade. Creator: Ames Manufacturing Company ManufacturerÄescription: Sword.
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