30.75" single edged spear point blade with 22" stopped median fuller, 1" wide at ricasso. Overall length 36.5". 5.75" cast brass hilt with US in the face of the guard and a grooved wooden grip covered in leather and with 13 wraps of multi-strand wire. Reverse ricasso stamped STADERMAN. Blade etched with foliate, martial and patriotic themes. The sword is accompanied by a browned steel scabbard with gilt brass mountings. John C. Staderman emigrated from Germany circa 1848 and established a business dealing in and making "gimps & fringes" in New York City. Circa 1863 he added military gods and furnishings to his wares and was listed as being "importers and manufacturers of military goods, including swords, sashes, belts & shoulder straps, etc." (Bazelon & McGuinn) The firm went out of business in 1876 but apparently only dealt in military goods circa 1863-1865. An uncommon retailer mark to find on Civil War period officers sword.