[MILITARIA]. Excellent US Model 1834 Officer’s Sword for Infantry, Artillery & Ordnance. Manufactured by Ames.

30 1/2 in. straight double-edged spear point blade with narrow, 29 in. long median fuller. Overall length 36 1/2 in. Gilt brass hilt with beaded decorations around the periphery of the fixed, dual lobe asymmetrical guard and along the knuckle bow. Blade with acid-etched Ames scroll banner on obverse reading in three script lines: "NP Ames / Cutler / Springfield." Blade additionally etched with foliate, martial, and patriotic motifs including a spread-winged American eagle under an arc of stars and a "US" within a wreath of laurel leaves on both sides of the blade, and with panoplies of arms. Tang of sword appropriately marked "ORD." Includes a gilt brass mounted leather scabbard with a frog hook on the throat and a single suspension ring on the middle mount.

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Condition of sword about excellent with the blade retaining nearly all of the original polish and frosty etching. Very tip of blade with a tiny chip. Hilt with much of the gilt finish. Blade to hilt junction tight, leather throat washer in place. Scabbard strong with scattered light to moderate surface crazing and with the mounts retaining much of their gilt finish. Drag with some small dings and dents.

The Civil War and American Militaria Collection of Bruce B. Hermann

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American Historical Ephemera and Photography Featuring the Civil War and American Militaria Collection of Bruce B. Hermann

[MILITARIA]. Excellent US Model 1834 Officer’s Sword for Infantry, Artillery & Ordnance. Manufactured by Ames.

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