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A224. EMERSON & SILVER - PRESENTATION GRADE DAMASCUS STEEL SILVER HILT STAFF & FIELD SWORD: This is a presentation grade silver hilt staff & field sword with a Damascus steel blade. The hilt and scabbard design are associated with Emerson & Silver, Trenton, New Jersey. The hilt is the large basket style guard with a center medallion with and America Eagle clutching a shield, and a stand of 8 flags with a top ribbon with 13 stars, and a German Silver grip with twisted brass wire. The original leather blade washer holds the 32 1/2-inch Damascus steel blade tight. It is Gold & Blue etched IRON PROOF on the spine, with US and the American Eagle on the blade. The steel scabbard has a nice gray patina and retains all its fancy mounts, but is missing the screw for the throat piece. It is rare to find a Civil War sword with a Damascus steel blade. Shipping & Insurance included. $4900.00
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C509. COLUMBUS, GEORGIA - NAVAL IRON WORKS CUTLASS: This Confederate naval cutlass with a cylindrical, grooved grip and wasp-waisted blade with a flat S-curved guard was made at the Columbus, Georgia, Naval Iron Works. This was the old Columbus Iron Works, a large operation founded in 1853 and leased by the Confederate navy in 1862, producing ordnance, steam engines, machinery, and armor plate, and helped to build the CS gunboat Chattahoochee and the ironclad Muscogee among other activities. The blade is smooth metal with a pleasing silver gray to dark gray patina with a good edge and tip. It has the characteristic median ridge and pronounced wasp waist blade. The counterguard is iron with a broad, flat, recurved-S shape that is unique to this pattern. The grip is cylindrical, but with flattened sides to give a better grip and an iron ferrule at the guard, and a steel washer secured with a steel square nut to secure the blade tang. Overall length is 22 inches with a blade length of 16 1/3 inches long. Shipping & Insurance included. $2300.00
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C516. LEECH & RIGDON - SELMA ARSENAL STYLE CONFEDERATE MADE NAVAL CUTLASS: This is one of the rarest of Confederate naval cutlasses. It is generally referred to as a Selma Arsenal cutlass due to the excavated examples found in and around Selma, Alabama. Research done by Bill Beard and Kent Wall leaves no doubt that this pattern was by Leech and Rigdon. In the fall of 1862, the Confederate Arsenal at Columbus, Mississippi was threatened by infamous Union General W. T. Sherman. Consequently, the entire arsenal packed up and moved to Selma Alabama. Leech and Rigdon moved to Selma at the same time and operated there until March of 1863. It is believed that most, if not all, of the company’s naval cutlasses were made prior to the company’s move to Greensboro, Georgia. On page 199 of Shannon Pritchard's book, “Collecting the Confederacy,” he explains how it was most likely made at the Selma Arsenal in Selma, Alabama. The blade is full length at 21 1/2 inches and 1-3/4 inches at the widest point. It has some pitting and period sharpening. The guard on these cutlasses are very distinctive and are made by forming a piece of sheet brass that is rolled on the edges and has raised ribs to reinforce the guard strength. The quillion on most of these cutlasses are lead reinforce since this was a weak point. The handle of the sword is made of cast brass and has wonderful casting details common to a Southern made weapon. The handle is made to look like a fish scale pattern. When you look closely, you can see the pins that hold the handle in place. This is a beautiful 100% original Confederate naval cutlass that displays well from all angles. Shipping & Insurance included. $2700.00
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A370. AMES MODEL 1850 FOOT OFFICERS SWORD – 1861 DATED & INSPECTED. This is an Ames Model 1850 Foot Officers sword – 1861 dated and inspected. It is 100% complete with the original buff-leather blade washer and leather scabbard. The scabbard is complete with all mounts and original screws, which have traces of original gold wash, and strong leather. It shows wear, but not abuse. The hilt is tight with a good amount of original gold wash, 100% original shark-skin grip and wire, and a bright frosty blade with some areas of dark spotting. It is double Ames marked (etched and scroll marked), and US GCS 1861.
The U.S. Ordnance Department contracted Ames Manufacturing Company for 1,002 Model 1850 Foot Officer's swords in 1861, but the contract was later rescinded. Sources vary slightly due to late-year recording discrepancies (such as a minor December 9 delivery), placing the exact count of swords actually delivered and dated in 1861 at 425 or 431. These government-contracted examples feature federal sub-inspector markings (such as J.H. for John Hannis, G.D.K., or G.G.S. for George G. Saunders) along with the 1861 date stamped on the ricasso. Shipping & Insurance is free. $2900.00
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