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C109. CONFEDERATE DOG-RIVER SABER: This is a Confederate Dog-River cavalry saber with a Confederate arsenal repaired scabbard. During the Civil War the South was forced to make do, and battle field recovered weapons were often repaired and put back into service. The scabbard with this saber is an import version with a Southern repair 4 inches above the drag. It was well done, and the scabbard was fitted with a Dog-River Saber. The saber has great attic condition patina on the guards and blade. The grip is 100% original with brown (pig-skin) leather and heavy single strand wire. Here is your chance to own a great Confederate saber at a fraction of the cost.

C115. MOLE MARKED CAVALRY SABER: This is a Mole marked cavalry saber. Many of these were imported by the South and the North, and thought I do not know where this one went it is an outstanding saber associated with the Civil War. This one is in great shape! The hilt and scabbard have matching brown patina. The pressed leather grip is tight with some shrinkage, as is expected. The blade is has a nick on the top as if struck by a downward sword blow. It is missing both screws for the throat piece. However, this is a great saber and priced below others.

C117. KENANSVILLE CAVALRY SABER, NEAR MINT: The following sword is one of the Confederate cavalry swords that can be identified to a specific Southern maker. The sword was manufactured by Louis Froelich at his Confederate States Armory in Kenansville, North Carolina. The name implies that the armory was a Confederate government facility. Despite its official sounding name, the armory was privately owned and operated by Louis Froelich. His factory produced and sold cavalry sabers, belts, and various accoutrements to both the state of North Carolina and the Confederate States government. The pattern shown here is a variation of Froelich�s second pattern, commonly referred to as a Kenansville Second Model. This variation uses a Phygian style pommel cap rather than the plain cap. This sword and scabbard are both marked with the Roman numeral XXVII, assuring that the scabbard is original to the sword.

The sword is in near mint, new condition, with a sligh backwards tilt of the pommel. The blade is super bright, and has not been cleaned. It is completely nick free. The leather grip wrap is one hundred percent complete and the iron wire wrap is tight. The scabbard is perfect. It does not have a single ding in it and it retains much of its original lacquered finish. $7100.00

C118. CONFEDERATE HAIMAN CAVALRY SABER: This is an untouched Haiman cavalry saber. The hilt is tight and retains much original finish on the brass and has several casting flaws. The grip is 100% pig-skin with a single strand heavy wire. The leather washer is still present, and the blade is tight. The blade has the wavy look one would expect with a Confederate blade. There also is a casting flaw near the guard. The blade is outstanding shape except for the tip. It is missing about 1/8 of an inch. It is not that noticeable. The scabbard is just great! It is in great shape and the lap seam is outstanding. The brass mounts display many casting flaws and there is allot of original lead on the scabbard. Priced well below market value. $4800.00

C121. BOYLE, GAMBLE & MACFEE FOOT OFFICERS' SWORD: This is an unmarked version of the Boyle, Gamble & MacFee foot officers' sword without a scabbard. The hilt has a nice even patina with 100% original leather and wire, and displays great sand casting marks. The 28 3/4" blade has an unstopped fuller. No problems, just missing the leather scabbard. $5800.00

C01. CS STAR CONFEDERATE SHORT ARTILLERY SWORD: This Confederate short artillery sword is often referred to as the �CS Star� artillery sword. The maker of is unknown. Recently at the Gettysburg show, I had the opportunity to examine several swords of this style, and this one has many similar characteristics and flaw common to other swords. The blade also displays many flaws as well as the distinctive wavy unstopped fuller. Notice the file marks at the top of the pommmel. Very crude workmanship! I acquired this at a good price, so I am able to offer it for sale way below the normal price. $2750.00

C6. BOYLE & GAMBLE CONFEDERATE SHORT ARTILLERY SWORD: This original Confederate sword has a distinctive solid cast coppery hilt with a very flat cross guard, ringed grip, and a plain rounded pommel. It has been identified as being made by Boyle & Gamble. It is a classic Confederate blade with a small single fuller down the middle. Nice dark untouched patina and the grip, and the blade is smooth with a very dark brown patina. There are several edge nicks. $2750.00

C12. W. J. McELROY PATTERNED CONFEDERATE SHORT ARTILLERY SWORD: This is an excellent condition Southern short artillery sword attributed to W. J. McElroy. It has a cast brass hilt with ribbed grip, and a cross guard with recessed panel on each side with lathe turned circular quillon circles. The steel blade has a dark brown almost black patina, and has a wavy design. No rust! The hilt shows great imperfections of Southern manufacturing, and has a wonderful classic Confederate form, and with the expected flaws in the metal period sharpening marks. The only way to improve this would be to find the correct wooded scabbard like the one listed as C119. That scabbard does fit. A similar one without a scabbard is listed on another web-site for $3500.00, but this one is prices for less. This is a great and unique sword! $2900.00.

C101. CONFEDERATE SHORT ARTILLERY SWORD with SCABBARD & FROG: This original Confederate short artillery is with the original confederate made scabbard and a British import frog. The sword has all the southern casting flaws one would expect. The hilt is sand cast and crude, the blade has a single fuller and is wavy with great patina. The scabbard is strong and complete with copper throat and drag. The leather has all the original stitching. The frog is a British import, which is correct, and has been with the sword a long time. You can see some paint drops on both the frog and scabbard. You will often find partial scabbards, but rarely a complete one in such nice condition. This is the correct scabbard for this sword design. $4600.00

C71. CONFEDERATE SELMA ARSENAL NAVAL CUTLASS: This is one of the rarest of Confederate naval cutlasses, and the best one available. 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. Selma Arsenal Confederate Naval Cutlass in almost near-perfect condition. The brass guard on this cutlass has a nice untouched deep rich brown patina, and the 21 1/2 blade is totally void of dings or nicks. In fact, you can still see many flaws in the blades metal. The rolled edges on the brass guard are very fine with no bends or cracks, and the serial number "632" is stamped in the guard by the blade. The guard, grip and pommel cap are as tight as the day made. The blade is the best I have seen!! This is a one, if not the best example of a quite rare and much sought after Confederate Naval Cutlass. $5800.00

C122. CONFEDERATE �CSN� �ANCHOR� NAVAL CUTLASS. This Confederate Naval cutlass, which is a copy of the Model 1841 U.S. Cutlass, was found in a home in Rochester New York some 35 years ago and has never been on the market until now. The blade is untouched and there is some original patina on the hilt; however, there is evidence of some cleaning. Regardless, it is rare and in great shape. This cutlass was most likely made by Frederick Heyer of Richmond, Virginia. It has �CSN� and an �Anchor� on the pommel cap. The hilt is hollow and you can see the rough sand casting all over the surface. The 19 �� blade has original patina and is in great shape! It is the proper shape and also has several casting flaws. I have included more photos to show all the great Confederate characteristic.

C75. CONFEDERATE SHORT ARTILLERY SWORD with ORIGINAL SCABBARD: This is a Confederate short artillery sword with its original scabbard; however, the scabbard is in relic condition. The leather is very dry and brittle, but the copper throat and drag are in outstanding condition. Even in this condition it is still a rare find!It shows the correct scabbard design for this sword; a leather scabbard with a copper mount and drag. I have come across a several of these with this scabbards. Most have shrinkage and are broken, explaining why it is rare to find scabbards for these swords. The sword does not appear to have been sharpen, but does have a few contact nicks. This patina on the blade is an even gray, and there is still original lusted and the original leather is present. The hilt is tight with great patina, and shows nice sand casting flaws, If you wish, Jim brown could make a new scabbard using the original mounts. Very rare!! $3400.00

C114. CONFEDERATE SHORT ARTILLERY SWORD with SCABBARD: I located this sword in a small antique store in Orange Virginia. It is one of the rarest and seldom seen version of the Confederate short artillery sword and has been identified as a Kenansville short sword. The hilt has a unique design! It is tight and has an untouched patina. The blade has great eye appeal and is free of any blemished. The scabbard is original to the sword and is in remarkable shape. It has no breaks and retain 100% original stitching. The brass throat piece is missing the frog stub and is open at the seam. I love these short swords. It just screen Dixie! $8000.00

C119. CONFEDERATE BRASS HILT ARTILLERY SHORT SWORD: This is a classic style short artillery sword with a heavy, all brass hilt attributed to W. J. McElroy of Macon, Ga. The brass has great patina and casting flaws. The blade is bright as a result of being protected by the wooded scabbard. The scabbard has original black painted wood with tin mounts and a brass frog stud. There is some minor splintering. Currently, there are two similar swords for sale on other sites, one is missing the scabbard drag ($3995), and the other is like this sword ($5800). This one is priced right in the middle and is a great buy. $4700.00

C120. CONFEDERATE FAYETTEVILLE BAYONET: I got this bayonet from Old South Military Antiques this past weekend at the Gettysburg Civil War relic show. It is a great Confederate edge weapon. This triangular socket bayonet fits the Confederate produced Fayetteville rifle. This bayonet is in virtually mint condition. It still fits and the locking mechanism works perfectly. $990.00 HOLD

C36. CONFEDERATE D-GUARD BOWIE SWORD: This is a unique Confederate D-Guard bowie knife, which is long enough to be considered a short sword. Overall length is 26 1/2" with a 22" blade. The �D� guard is steel and the grip is solid american hard-wood oak, and the blade has great casting flaws. $1700.00

C35. BONE HANDLE CONFEDERATE D-GUARD with SCABBARD: This is rare and unique bone handle Confederate D-Guard fighting knife with a woven covered leather scabbard. There is some speculation that it may have been a navy D-Guard because of the scabbard. It is 15 3/4" long with an 11" blade, which was made from a file. The blade still has file markings and was sharpened on both sides. There is some movement in the handle and guard. The guard has nice original untouched patina and is correctly pinned. The scabbard speaks for itself!! This knife is featured on page 163 in "Collecting the Confederacy" book by Shannon Pritchard. $5800.00

C44. CONFEDERATE D-GUARD: This is a great blacksmith made Confederate D-Guard, which came to me by way of Murfreesboro, TN! It has been seen by several well-known Civil War relic dealers and all agree it is 100% correct. The clip point blade is 14" by 1 1/4 wide, and has an even dark rich patina, which matched the patina on the guard. You can see the filing marks on the full length of the blade. The walnut grip is tight. $1500.00

C89. CONFEDERATE D-GUARD BOWIE with ORIGINAL TIN SCABBARD: This is a outstanding example of a Confederate D-Guard Bowie knife with its original tin scabbard in untouched original condition. The overall length is 17 1/2" with a 12 3/4" by 1 3/4" wide blade. The blade has an original brown patina, and what looks like pitting may in fact be casting flaws. The blade is tight in the hilt. The grip is dark walnut two-piece slabs with 5 kill notches on top. The guard is iron with a simple design, and pinned flush at the end. The tin scabbard has an even brow patina, is dent free, and has lead solder, but one seam is open. The belt piece is complete. It will be hard to find another Confederate D-Guard that screams Dixie! $4350.00

C110. BLACKSMITH MADE CONFEDERATE BOWIE KNIFE: This is a very nice Confederate Bowie knife. It is 16" long with a 11 1/2" by 1 3/4" blade. The handle is black walnut with a diamond shaped copper inlay at the end where pinned. The clip-point blade has original patina and has no pitting. A great Confederate bowie. $1950.00

C102. CONFEDERATE SIDE D-GUARD BOWIE: This is a unique Confederate side D-Guard bowie knife. It is blacksmith made. It has a lathe turned grip, which is marked with the initials �NMP� and a double edge spear point blade. The guard is on the knife�s side and is peened correctly. Its overall length is 17 �� with a 12 3/8� by 2� blade. It is tight and has nice patina. This knife was inspected by Lee Hadaway and his letter of authenticity is included. This knife is featured in Lee Hadaway's new book : The Updated Confederate Bowie Knife Guide. It is appears on pages 5, 93, 124-125 and the front cover. $4775.00

The following three Confederate Bowie knives were obviously made by the same talented blacksmith. Each knife is a solid piece of metal with a unique pommel designed to be a counter-weight to balance the knife. All were purchased directly from Lee Hadaway.

C105. CONFEDERATE BOWIE FIGHTING SIDE-KNIFE: This is a unique knife. It is the exact one featured on pages 33 & 59 in Lee Hadaway�s book �The Confederate Bowie Knife Guide.� It is blacksmith made and the blade, guard, tang and pommel are all forged out of the same piece of steel. It is 12 �� long with a 9 �� by 1 3/4� blade. The slab wood grips are tight, and on the blade are the initials �JJL� which most likely belong to the owner. A great knife purchased directly from Lee Hadaway.

C106. CONFEDERATE BOWIE FIGHTING SIDE-KNIFE, TIN SCABBARD: I just got this back and it is available again. This is another unique knife acquired from Lee Hadaway.� It is blacksmith made and the blade, guard, tang and pommel are all forged out of the same piece of steel. It is 13 �� long with a 9� by 1 3/4� blade. The slab wood grips are tight and have a rounded shape. The tin scabbard is perfect.

C107. CONFEDERATE BOWIE FIGHTING SIDE-KNIFE, LEATHER SCABBARD: This is another unique knife acquired from Lee Hadaway.� It is blacksmith made and the blade, guard, tang and pommel are all forged out of the same piece of steel. It is 16 �� long with a 10 1/4� by 1 1/4� blade. The slab wood grips are tight and have a rounded shape, but not as pronounced as C106. The leather scabbard is solid with strong stitching, but is open at the end from where the point rests. $2600.00

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