Edged Weapons, Armor, & Militaria - Day 1

Edged Weapons, Armor, & Militaria - Day 1

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Edged Weapons, Armor, & Militaria - Day 1

Edged Weapons, Armor, & Militaria - Day 1

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LOT OF 3: AMERICAN EAGLE POMMEL SABERS.

Lot # 1076 (Sale Order: 76 of 523)      

Lots consists of three eagle pommel sabers ca. 1805-1820, American or for the American market. A) Brass hilt P-guard saber with open beak eagle pommel. Round, reeded bone grip with brass ferrule at guard. Blade curved, single edged, not etched, with broad fuller. No Scabbard. CONDITION: Very good. Age patina to brass. No bends. Bone grip with minor stains. One slight surface chip at pommel. Blade pad in place. Blade with good edge and point. In the bright with scattered small gray spots. B) Brass hilt, round reeded grip, recurved guard, diamond in cross section. Ferrule at base of grip. Blade one-third blued with foliate terminals and gilt highlighted dry-point etched motifs. Each side with broad leaf at bottom, martial and floral element at middle, and tighter geometric floral motif at top. Sim. Medicus 41c. CONDITION: Very good. Bluing rubbed on reverse, otherwise good with gilt in place. Good edge and point. Plain sections show silver gray with some gray stains. C) Crested eagle head pommel showing some nice gilt. Dark, round, reeded grip with ferrule at base. Curve knucklebow divides into slotted guard with flamboyant edges and shell shaped quillon. Plain blade, curved, single edged with single broad fuller. Good edge and point. Smooth metal. Silver gray with scattered gray spotting. Ca. 1805. Sim. Mowbray 16B. CONDITION: very good. A very nice, clean group of early U.S. eagle pommels. SR
Lots consists of three eagle pommel sabers ca. 1805-1820, American or for the American market. A) Brass hilt P-guard saber with open beak eagle pommel. Round, reeded bone...more grip with brass ferrule at guard. Blade curved, single edged, not etched, with broad fuller. No Scabbard. CONDITION: Very good. Age patina to brass. No bends. Bone grip with minor stains. One slight surface chip at pommel. Blade pad in place. Blade with good edge and point. In the bright with scattered small gray spots. B) Brass hilt, round reeded grip, recurved guard, diamond in cross section. Ferrule at base of grip. Blade one-third blued with foliate terminals and gilt highlighted dry-point etched motifs. Each side with broad leaf at bottom, martial and floral element at middle, and tighter geometric floral motif at top. Sim. Medicus 41c. CONDITION: Very good. Bluing rubbed on reverse, otherwise good with gilt in place. Good edge and point. Plain sections show silver gray with some gray stains. C) Crested eagle head pommel showing some nice gilt. Dark, round, reeded grip with ferrule at base. Curve knucklebow divides into slotted guard with flamboyant edges and shell shaped quillon. Plain blade, curved, single edged with single broad fuller. Good edge and point. Smooth metal. Silver gray with scattered gray spotting. Ca. 1805. Sim. Mowbray 16B. CONDITION: very good. A very nice, clean group of early U.S. eagle pommels. SR

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LOT OF 3: AMERICAN SWORDS.

Lot # 1077 (Sale Order: 77 of 523)      

Lot consists of three early U.S. swords. (A) Brass hilt eagle pommel saber with P-guard, bone grip, and shield langets, one with U.S. eagle, ca. 1830. Blade blued for about half its length with gold highlighted etched motifs. Each side with five motifs starting at ricasso. Obverse with panoply of arms and victory wreath between floral elements. Reverse with martial motif at center. CONDITION: Good. Blue is visible but rubbed. Gilt borders visible. Good edge and point. Blade shows gray and brown areas. No chips to grip. (B) Brass knights head pommel, chain guard, bone grip, recurved quillon terminals on crossguard, downturned counterguard with deeply cast American eagle with shield on chest, arrows and olive branch, on a sunburst background. Blade straight, double edged with spearpoint tip, oval in cross section. Martial and floral etched motifs. CONDITION: Good to very good. Etching visible but weak. Sim. Medicus 61d. Ca. 1830-40. (C) Slotted hilt brass guard with squared pillow pommel, flat brass stirrup hilt, brown reeded grips with ferrule at guard. Gently curved blade with narrow back edge fuller with no ricasso. Single edge with false edge between point and end of fuller. Nice patina to brass. No damage to grip. Blade smooth with good edge and point. Gray mixed with dark gray areas. Ca. 1790 – 1805. CONDITION: Very good. SR
Lot consists of three early U.S. swords. (A) Brass hilt eagle pommel saber with P-guard, bone grip, and shield langets, one with U.S. eagle, ca. 1830. Blade blued for abo...moreut half its length with gold highlighted etched motifs. Each side with five motifs starting at ricasso. Obverse with panoply of arms and victory wreath between floral elements. Reverse with martial motif at center. CONDITION: Good. Blue is visible but rubbed. Gilt borders visible. Good edge and point. Blade shows gray and brown areas. No chips to grip. (B) Brass knights head pommel, chain guard, bone grip, recurved quillon terminals on crossguard, downturned counterguard with deeply cast American eagle with shield on chest, arrows and olive branch, on a sunburst background. Blade straight, double edged with spearpoint tip, oval in cross section. Martial and floral etched motifs. CONDITION: Good to very good. Etching visible but weak. Sim. Medicus 61d. Ca. 1830-40. (C) Slotted hilt brass guard with squared pillow pommel, flat brass stirrup hilt, brown reeded grips with ferrule at guard. Gently curved blade with narrow back edge fuller with no ricasso. Single edge with false edge between point and end of fuller. Nice patina to brass. No damage to grip. Blade smooth with good edge and point. Gray mixed with dark gray areas. Ca. 1790 – 1805. CONDITION: Very good. SR

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LOT OF TWO 20TH CENTURY MODEL 1852 US NAVY SWORDS.

Lot # 1078 (Sale Order: 78 of 523)      

Identical U.S. Navy officer's swords with etched blades marked at the ricassos "Hilborn Hamburg Inc New York Made In Solingen Germany". Molded plastic grips with triple wire wrap, gold sword knots. Steel, leather faced scabbards with double ring mounts. CONDITION: Excellent. Showing minor wear only with the exception of one scabbard with a 3/4" loss of leather. DG
Identical U.S. Navy officer's swords with etched blades marked at the ricassos "Hilborn Hamburg Inc New York Made In Solingen Germany". Molded plastic grips with triple w...moreire wrap, gold sword knots. Steel, leather faced scabbards with double ring mounts. CONDITION: Excellent. Showing minor wear only with the exception of one scabbard with a 3/4" loss of leather. DG

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NICELY ETCHED INDIAN WAR 1860 STAFF AND FIELD BY A & A SCHNITZLER

Lot # 1079 (Sale Order: 79 of 523)      

Derived from the 1860 Staff sword, this pattern became regulation for almost all foot officers in 1872. Most postdate the Civil War, but Harold Peterson’s terminology has stuck. A. & A. Schnitzler seems to have been an offshoot of Schnitzler and Kirschbaum, who supplied many swords to the US market, including the first 1840 enlisted cavalry sabers, but were out of business by the end of the Civil War. Here the quality of the work and folding reverse counterguard, however, suggest a date not long after. Some sources give 1875 as the termination of the A & A Schnitzler firm. This is in standard configuration: thin, straight double-edged blade, arris shaped. The brass hilt is deeply cast and chased. The pommel is lantern shaped, with US eagle on one face. U.S. eagle with shield superimposed on flags on the obverse guard. Folding guard with U.S. shield on crossed arms with wreath on stippled ground. The blade etching is very visible against thin frosting and includes floral scrolls mixed with panoplies of arms, flags and shields, a spread-winged U.S. eagle on one side and “U.S.” on the other. The gray sharkskin grip and wire are very good. The scabbard is nickel plated and in good condition, muted silver with little freckling. Brass floral mounts include throat, double upper ring, middle ring, and shoe drag with draped U.S. flags and spears. Red blade pad is present. CONDITION: Very good. Just slight wear to raised detail and minor stains to blade. SR
Derived from the 1860 Staff sword, this pattern became regulation for almost all foot officers in 1872. Most postdate the Civil War, but Harold Peterson’s terminology has...more stuck. A. & A. Schnitzler seems to have been an offshoot of Schnitzler and Kirschbaum, who supplied many swords to the US market, including the first 1840 enlisted cavalry sabers, but were out of business by the end of the Civil War. Here the quality of the work and folding reverse counterguard, however, suggest a date not long after. Some sources give 1875 as the termination of the A & A Schnitzler firm. This is in standard configuration: thin, straight double-edged blade, arris shaped. The brass hilt is deeply cast and chased. The pommel is lantern shaped, with US eagle on one face. U.S. eagle with shield superimposed on flags on the obverse guard. Folding guard with U.S. shield on crossed arms with wreath on stippled ground. The blade etching is very visible against thin frosting and includes floral scrolls mixed with panoplies of arms, flags and shields, a spread-winged U.S. eagle on one side and “U.S.” on the other. The gray sharkskin grip and wire are very good. The scabbard is nickel plated and in good condition, muted silver with little freckling. Brass floral mounts include throat, double upper ring, middle ring, and shoe drag with draped U.S. flags and spears. Red blade pad is present. CONDITION: Very good. Just slight wear to raised detail and minor stains to blade. SR

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NEW YORK ARTILLERY BATTERY FLAG WITH ARTILLERY CAPTAIN'S SHOULDER STRAP.

Lot # 1080 (Sale Order: 80 of 523)      

A scarce artillery battery flag. Guidons were officially sanctioned for individual batteries, but units seeing independent field service in the Civil War often adopted their own battle flags, by necessity scaled down somewhat closer to guidon size. The red silk field of this battery flag measures 23" by 17" exclusive of a silver fringe. The hoist shows four button or grommet holes. The central motif is a yellow applique outline of the New York state seal with the supporting figures of Justice and Liberty (the latter holding a liberty cap on a staff) with eagle-on-globe at top, "Excelsior" motto in ribbon underneath, and crossed cannon below that at lower center. Some line detailing of the figures is evident. The central part of the seal is oil painted with a scene of the Hudson River, showing mountains, the river and sailboats. This was mounted and framed within the past 40 years or so with an artillery captain's shoulder strap at the bottom center. The strap appears to have oxidized silver bars, which would date it to 1872 or later. The flag would likely date to the same period, but could be earlier, as the oil-painted central scene on the state seal might indicate. CONDITION: Good, but needing careful handling until re-framed. We have not examined this out of the current frame. Several older runs in the fabric, which is to be expected with an old silk flag, were repaired using tape on the reverse, which has bled through. A couple of others are not closed. These are more at the fly end and the field is largely intact, with no missing fabric and good color. The oil painting has extensive craquelure and some minor losses, again, to be expected of oil paint on silk. The shoulder strap shows good color to the velvet center and oxidation to the bullion border, but good color to the jaceron wire edging. This is a good flag that displays well and is worthy of some minor restoration. SR
A scarce artillery battery flag. Guidons were officially sanctioned for individual batteries, but units seeing independent field service in the Civil War often adopted th...moreeir own battle flags, by necessity scaled down somewhat closer to guidon size. The red silk field of this battery flag measures 23" by 17" exclusive of a silver fringe. The hoist shows four button or grommet holes. The central motif is a yellow applique outline of the New York state seal with the supporting figures of Justice and Liberty (the latter holding a liberty cap on a staff) with eagle-on-globe at top, "Excelsior" motto in ribbon underneath, and crossed cannon below that at lower center. Some line detailing of the figures is evident. The central part of the seal is oil painted with a scene of the Hudson River, showing mountains, the river and sailboats. This was mounted and framed within the past 40 years or so with an artillery captain's shoulder strap at the bottom center. The strap appears to have oxidized silver bars, which would date it to 1872 or later. The flag would likely date to the same period, but could be earlier, as the oil-painted central scene on the state seal might indicate. CONDITION: Good, but needing careful handling until re-framed. We have not examined this out of the current frame. Several older runs in the fabric, which is to be expected with an old silk flag, were repaired using tape on the reverse, which has bled through. A couple of others are not closed. These are more at the fly end and the field is largely intact, with no missing fabric and good color. The oil painting has extensive craquelure and some minor losses, again, to be expected of oil paint on silk. The shoulder strap shows good color to the velvet center and oxidation to the bullion border, but good color to the jaceron wire edging. This is a good flag that displays well and is worthy of some minor restoration. SR

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(CIVIL WAR) "ALL VETERANS 1861-1865" FLAG OF THE KEARSAGE ASSOC.

Lot # 1081 (Sale Order: 81 of 523)      

A handsome blue silk flag or standard, 55 1/2 inches hoist by 58 inches fly (inclusive of 2-inch long, yellow silk fringe border on three sides), bearing the words "ALL VETERANS" in large, block letters at top and "1861 TO 1865" at bottom, between which are six rows of eight stars each, all in gilt paint, stencil-applied to the silk ground on both sides; the hoist side has silk ties for attaching it to a flagstaff. The reverse of the flag has been conservation-mounted to a piece of matching blue linen by a textile conservator for safe exhibition and handling and can be easily reversed without harm to the flag. The Kearsarge Association of Naval Veterans was formed in 1867 by US Navy veterans of the Civil War living in New England, primarily those who had served on saltwater vessels during the war. Its name was inspired by the USS Kearsage, a steam sloop built at the Portsmouth Naval Yard and commissioned in 1862 that became the most famous sail/steam warship of the Navy, having defeated and sunk the Confederate commerce raider CSS Alabama off Cherbourg in 1864. The Kearsage Association was headquartered in Boston and broadened its membership later to include a wider membership base of Civil War and later naval veterans. This flag was commissioned in circa 1912 by the Association for use at its annual reunions and otherwise was displayed at its headquarters in Boston; it was later deaccessioned and sold at auction. CONDITION: Some faded areas diagonally across the flag from its long display on a flagstaff for many decades, with a few small splits in silk (repaired by conservator) from the strain of such prior display. JLK
A handsome blue silk flag or standard, 55 1/2 inches hoist by 58 inches fly (inclusive of 2-inch long, yellow silk fringe border on three sides), bearing the words "ALL V...moreETERANS" in large, block letters at top and "1861 TO 1865" at bottom, between which are six rows of eight stars each, all in gilt paint, stencil-applied to the silk ground on both sides; the hoist side has silk ties for attaching it to a flagstaff. The reverse of the flag has been conservation-mounted to a piece of matching blue linen by a textile conservator for safe exhibition and handling and can be easily reversed without harm to the flag. The Kearsarge Association of Naval Veterans was formed in 1867 by US Navy veterans of the Civil War living in New England, primarily those who had served on saltwater vessels during the war. Its name was inspired by the USS Kearsage, a steam sloop built at the Portsmouth Naval Yard and commissioned in 1862 that became the most famous sail/steam warship of the Navy, having defeated and sunk the Confederate commerce raider CSS Alabama off Cherbourg in 1864. The Kearsage Association was headquartered in Boston and broadened its membership later to include a wider membership base of Civil War and later naval veterans. This flag was commissioned in circa 1912 by the Association for use at its annual reunions and otherwise was displayed at its headquarters in Boston; it was later deaccessioned and sold at auction. CONDITION: Some faded areas diagonally across the flag from its long display on a flagstaff for many decades, with a few small splits in silk (repaired by conservator) from the strain of such prior display. JLK

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LOT OF 3: CIVIL WAR BAYONETS

Lot # 1082 (Sale Order: 82 of 523)      

Lot consists of: (A) Saber bayonet for Colt alteration of the M1841 Mississippi Rifle with scabbard. These bayonets were used for the M1841 Mississippi Rifle with the Colt factory alteration of adding rear sights and bayonet lugs. The bayonet is marked "1861" on the ricasso and exhibits a dark gray patina. The bayonet exhibits a rough surface and has pitting throughout the length of the blade. The hilt is made of brass and is marked "W" followed by "679". Like the blade, the hilt also exhibits pitting, as well as dents and scratches. The bayonet is complete with its leather and brass scabbard. The scabbard exhibits cracks throughout the leather and there are some leather portions that have broken off. Despite the damage, the scabbard still appears to be somewhat sturdy. CONDITION: Good (B) P.S. Justice rifle sword bayonet with leather scabbard. These bayonets were produced by Philip S. Justice at the outbreak of the Civil War. The bayonet is marked "P.S. Justice / Philad" on the ricasso. The blade exhibits a nice gray patina with a smooth surface despite light pitting throughout the length. The brass hilt has a nice dark patina that displays no modern polish. The muzzle ring is marked "844" which would match the bayonet with the gun. Justice delivered 2,469 rifles with sword bayonets to Frankford Arsenal and this bayonet falls in that range. The bayonet is complete with its leather and brass scabbard. The scabbard displays leather loss and there are dents in the brass at the throat. CONDITION: Good (C) .69 cal. rifle bayonet, which according to a note attached to the muzzle ring, was recovered from a farm in Gettysburg in the 1970s. "U.S." marking is faintly present. The bayonet is in very poor condition, as to be expected of a ground dug relic. CONDITION: Relic. JD
Lot consists of: (A) Saber bayonet for Colt alteration of the M1841 Mississippi Rifle with scabbard. These bayonets were used for the M1841 Mississippi Rifle with the Col...moret factory alteration of adding rear sights and bayonet lugs. The bayonet is marked "1861" on the ricasso and exhibits a dark gray patina. The bayonet exhibits a rough surface and has pitting throughout the length of the blade. The hilt is made of brass and is marked "W" followed by "679". Like the blade, the hilt also exhibits pitting, as well as dents and scratches. The bayonet is complete with its leather and brass scabbard. The scabbard exhibits cracks throughout the leather and there are some leather portions that have broken off. Despite the damage, the scabbard still appears to be somewhat sturdy. CONDITION: Good (B) P.S. Justice rifle sword bayonet with leather scabbard. These bayonets were produced by Philip S. Justice at the outbreak of the Civil War. The bayonet is marked "P.S. Justice / Philad" on the ricasso. The blade exhibits a nice gray patina with a smooth surface despite light pitting throughout the length. The brass hilt has a nice dark patina that displays no modern polish. The muzzle ring is marked "844" which would match the bayonet with the gun. Justice delivered 2,469 rifles with sword bayonets to Frankford Arsenal and this bayonet falls in that range. The bayonet is complete with its leather and brass scabbard. The scabbard displays leather loss and there are dents in the brass at the throat. CONDITION: Good (C) .69 cal. rifle bayonet, which according to a note attached to the muzzle ring, was recovered from a farm in Gettysburg in the 1970s. "U.S." marking is faintly present. The bayonet is in very poor condition, as to be expected of a ground dug relic. CONDITION: Relic. JD

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CIVIL WAR 34-STAR U.S. FLAG

Lot # 1083 (Sale Order: 83 of 523)      

This is a very nice example of the U.S. flag as flown during the first half of the Civil War, in use from January 1861 with the admission of Kansas as a state until the admission of West Virginia in 1863. Technically, a new flag would not be official until the July 4th following a state’s admission to the Union, but few flag makers would continue to make flags destined to be outdated in months, and few patriots would hesitate to fly one with a new star for a state whose admission seemed soon and certain. And, a parsimonious owner might continue to fly an older one for some time. So, there is some leeway in dating both production and use. West Virginia was on the road to admission in July 1862 with the Senate’s approval of its entry conditioned on its acceptance of a state constitutional amendment on emancipation. The House approved it in December. West Virginia ratified the amendment in March 1863, and Lincoln announced its admission in June. July 4, 1863, would then be the official date for its replacement by the 35-star flag. The flag is bunting, 66 inches on the hoist by 103 inches on the fly. The stars are arranged 7,7,6,7,7 and are five-pointed cut-out style, sewn to one side of the blue canton with the fabric cut away under them to make them visible from both sides. The canvas hoist has three brass grommets, correct for the period, and bears the name “Kellogg” nicely written once in brown ink and the name “Buckmaster” written twice, and once “Buck,” obviously an incomplete attempt. No identification on either name is available. The flag does not conform to a particular military specification, but is absolutely of the period. CONDITION: Very good. One repair to the upper hoist by sewing on a piece of fabric as reinforcement. Slight fraying to top corner of fly edge. Minor dirt and stains. A few small holes or thinning to fabric. Color is excellent. This would make a wonderful backdrop for a Civil War collection or could be judiciously pleated to display the full canton and stripes at shorter length for an easier wall mount. SR
This is a very nice example of the U.S. flag as flown during the first half of the Civil War, in use from January 1861 with the admission of Kansas as a state until the a...moredmission of West Virginia in 1863. Technically, a new flag would not be official until the July 4th following a state’s admission to the Union, but few flag makers would continue to make flags destined to be outdated in months, and few patriots would hesitate to fly one with a new star for a state whose admission seemed soon and certain. And, a parsimonious owner might continue to fly an older one for some time. So, there is some leeway in dating both production and use. West Virginia was on the road to admission in July 1862 with the Senate’s approval of its entry conditioned on its acceptance of a state constitutional amendment on emancipation. The House approved it in December. West Virginia ratified the amendment in March 1863, and Lincoln announced its admission in June. July 4, 1863, would then be the official date for its replacement by the 35-star flag. The flag is bunting, 66 inches on the hoist by 103 inches on the fly. The stars are arranged 7,7,6,7,7 and are five-pointed cut-out style, sewn to one side of the blue canton with the fabric cut away under them to make them visible from both sides. The canvas hoist has three brass grommets, correct for the period, and bears the name “Kellogg” nicely written once in brown ink and the name “Buckmaster” written twice, and once “Buck,” obviously an incomplete attempt. No identification on either name is available. The flag does not conform to a particular military specification, but is absolutely of the period. CONDITION: Very good. One repair to the upper hoist by sewing on a piece of fabric as reinforcement. Slight fraying to top corner of fly edge. Minor dirt and stains. A few small holes or thinning to fabric. Color is excellent. This would make a wonderful backdrop for a Civil War collection or could be judiciously pleated to display the full canton and stripes at shorter length for an easier wall mount. SR

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LOT OF TWO U.S. CIVIL WAR SWORDS BY AMES

Lot # 1084 (Sale Order: 84 of 523)      

Lot consists of two Civil War swords by the Ames Manufacturing Co. of Chicopee, Mass. perhaps the best known Civil War sword maker. (A) Standard configuration Model 1840 light artillery saber and scabbard. Obverse ricasso: U.S. / A.D.K. / 1863. Reverse: Ames Mfg. Co. / Chicopee / Mass. Blade washer in place. Black leather grip shows short age gap near guard. Wire in place. Brass hilt unpolished, medium patina. Blade in the bright, good edge and point. Minor scattered gray spots. Scabbard with throat, rings, and drag in place. Silver gray with darker gray areas and brown spots. One round impact dent on reverse just above the lower band. Convincing enough to be a bullet strike. A regulation arm for drivers and horse artillery. CONDITION: very good. Wire shows flattened surface. Possibly replaced or reaffixed at guard. (B) 1860 USN Cutlass. Current scholarship establishes it as pattern of 1861. Standard configuration brass cup hilt with leather grip present and wire binding removed in service to prevent verdigris. Light, but legible Ames scroll address and 1862 date at ricasso with USN and inspector initials light. Blade is smooth metal with good edge and point. Scattered gray and brown spotting. No scabbard. CONDITION: Very good. A good pair of regulation Civil War edged weapons. SR
Lot consists of two Civil War swords by the Ames Manufacturing Co. of Chicopee, Mass. perhaps the best known Civil War sword maker. (A) Standard configuration Model 1840 ...morelight artillery saber and scabbard. Obverse ricasso: U.S. / A.D.K. / 1863. Reverse: Ames Mfg. Co. / Chicopee / Mass. Blade washer in place. Black leather grip shows short age gap near guard. Wire in place. Brass hilt unpolished, medium patina. Blade in the bright, good edge and point. Minor scattered gray spots. Scabbard with throat, rings, and drag in place. Silver gray with darker gray areas and brown spots. One round impact dent on reverse just above the lower band. Convincing enough to be a bullet strike. A regulation arm for drivers and horse artillery. CONDITION: very good. Wire shows flattened surface. Possibly replaced or reaffixed at guard. (B) 1860 USN Cutlass. Current scholarship establishes it as pattern of 1861. Standard configuration brass cup hilt with leather grip present and wire binding removed in service to prevent verdigris. Light, but legible Ames scroll address and 1862 date at ricasso with USN and inspector initials light. Blade is smooth metal with good edge and point. Scattered gray and brown spotting. No scabbard. CONDITION: Very good. A good pair of regulation Civil War edged weapons. SR

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CIVIL WAR OFFICERS SWORD.

Lot # 1085 (Sale Order: 85 of 523)      

Gently curving blade with partial double fullers running for approximately 3/4 of the length of the blade. Import blade marked on the spine for Klingenthal. Blade decorated with acanthus leaves. Proof marked on right side ricasso. Guard pierced with patriotic eagle and flags, surrounded by a wreath, counter guard pierced with a 4-leaf clover. Pommel elaborately chased with floral and geometric designs. Shagreen grip with single twist of braided brass wire and a later cruder addition of straight copper wire. Brass scabbard with locket, drag and throat all engraved with further florals and roped borders on punch dot grounds. CONDITION: Good. Blade has turned a mottled grey but decoration still visible. Brass has turned a lovely patina. Grip with 2 splits and an area of chipping near pommel cap. Scabbard is very good with brass turning a lovely patina and some dents that do not interfere with the blade. EW
Gently curving blade with partial double fullers running for approximately 3/4 of the length of the blade. Import blade marked on the spine for Klingenthal. Blade decorat...moreed with acanthus leaves. Proof marked on right side ricasso. Guard pierced with patriotic eagle and flags, surrounded by a wreath, counter guard pierced with a 4-leaf clover. Pommel elaborately chased with floral and geometric designs. Shagreen grip with single twist of braided brass wire and a later cruder addition of straight copper wire. Brass scabbard with locket, drag and throat all engraved with further florals and roped borders on punch dot grounds. CONDITION: Good. Blade has turned a mottled grey but decoration still visible. Brass has turned a lovely patina. Grip with 2 splits and an area of chipping near pommel cap. Scabbard is very good with brass turning a lovely patina and some dents that do not interfere with the blade. EW

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CIVIL WAR CAVALRY OFFICER CAMPAIGN SABER BY HORSTMANN

Lot # 1086 (Sale Order: 86 of 523)      

A very good “campaign grade” cavalry officer’s saber by Horstmann of Philadelphia, a major supplier of military goods. Regulation configuration for a cavalry officer, but intended for field use. Hilt with simple, but finely cast, laurel leaf design on pommel cap, and 1860 style grip with swell, sharkskin wrapped and bound with twisted wire. Remainder of hilt shows just short floral sections inside and out on branches at the guard. Blade is 31 7-8 inches long, the short blade version, with a “W.H. Horstmann / & Son / Philadelphia” etched blade address. The blade is bright, with very visible etching against slightly graying frosting, featuring intricate foliate designs, and some martial elements on both sides, and no U.S. or eagle, as is correct (see Thillmann on these sabers.) Ricasso bears German blade maker’s stamp, a major supplier of blades to Horstmann. The edge and point are good. Scabbard is correct, simple steel with all mounts in place. Silver gray with darker gray areas. Smooth metal, no dents or pitting. CONDITION: Very good plus. A regulation Union cavalry officer’s working saber that would enhance a collection. SR
A very good “campaign grade” cavalry officer’s saber by Horstmann of Philadelphia, a major supplier of military goods. Regulation configuration for a cavalry officer, but...more intended for field use. Hilt with simple, but finely cast, laurel leaf design on pommel cap, and 1860 style grip with swell, sharkskin wrapped and bound with twisted wire. Remainder of hilt shows just short floral sections inside and out on branches at the guard. Blade is 31 7-8 inches long, the short blade version, with a “W.H. Horstmann / & Son / Philadelphia” etched blade address. The blade is bright, with very visible etching against slightly graying frosting, featuring intricate foliate designs, and some martial elements on both sides, and no U.S. or eagle, as is correct (see Thillmann on these sabers.) Ricasso bears German blade maker’s stamp, a major supplier of blades to Horstmann. The edge and point are good. Scabbard is correct, simple steel with all mounts in place. Silver gray with darker gray areas. Smooth metal, no dents or pitting. CONDITION: Very good plus. A regulation Union cavalry officer’s working saber that would enhance a collection. SR

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LOT OF 3: CIVIL WAR SWORDS, TWO CAVALRY SABERS, ONE CUTLASS

Lot # 1087 (Sale Order: 87 of 523)      

Lot consists of (A) 1840 style import cavalry saber. Standard configuration. At ricasso sharp Schnitzler and Kirschbaum S&K and Solingen maker stamps, one of the big German suppliers to the U.S. in the Civil War and who actually had the first U.S. contracts for 1840 sabers. Iron scabbard with flat throat, bands, carrying rings, and drag in place. CONDITION: Very good. Scabbard is brown, slightly crusty in places but very good. Sword is very good with good edge and point, smooth metal, muted silver in tone with some gray and brown. Grip very good. (B) 1860 pattern light cavalry saber and scabbard. Standard configuration. Nicely marked with Ames scroll address and U.S. / G.K.C. / 1864 inspection and acceptance stamps. CONDITION: Very good. Blade is smooth metal, silver gray with gray and brown stains, but with good edge and point. Scabbard is brown, complete with throat, bands, rings, and drag in place. Grip wrap and wire in place. (C) Standard configuration Civil War US Navy cutlass. Called the 1860 pattern, now known to originate in 1861. CONDITION: Very good. Cup hilt intact and good. Grip wrap in place. Wire removed, as is usual, to prevent verdigris. Ames blade address is clear, but rubbed top and bottom. Crisp U.S.N. / D.R. / 1862 inspection and acceptance stamps. Blade smooth with good edge and point. Metal smooth, silver gray with darker gray spots and some thin brown. Blade pad in place. No scabbard. Very good representative examples of standard issue Civil War arms. SR
Lot consists of (A) 1840 style import cavalry saber. Standard configuration. At ricasso sharp Schnitzler and Kirschbaum S&K and Solingen maker stamps, one of the big Germ...morean suppliers to the U.S. in the Civil War and who actually had the first U.S. contracts for 1840 sabers. Iron scabbard with flat throat, bands, carrying rings, and drag in place. CONDITION: Very good. Scabbard is brown, slightly crusty in places but very good. Sword is very good with good edge and point, smooth metal, muted silver in tone with some gray and brown. Grip very good. (B) 1860 pattern light cavalry saber and scabbard. Standard configuration. Nicely marked with Ames scroll address and U.S. / G.K.C. / 1864 inspection and acceptance stamps. CONDITION: Very good. Blade is smooth metal, silver gray with gray and brown stains, but with good edge and point. Scabbard is brown, complete with throat, bands, rings, and drag in place. Grip wrap and wire in place. (C) Standard configuration Civil War US Navy cutlass. Called the 1860 pattern, now known to originate in 1861. CONDITION: Very good. Cup hilt intact and good. Grip wrap in place. Wire removed, as is usual, to prevent verdigris. Ames blade address is clear, but rubbed top and bottom. Crisp U.S.N. / D.R. / 1862 inspection and acceptance stamps. Blade smooth with good edge and point. Metal smooth, silver gray with darker gray spots and some thin brown. Blade pad in place. No scabbard. Very good representative examples of standard issue Civil War arms. SR

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AMES MODEL 1841 U.S. NAVAL CUTLASS FIRST YEAR DATED 1842

Lot # 1088 (Sale Order: 88 of 523)      

The US Navy adopted a new cutlass in 1841 and contracted with Ames in late 1841 or early 1842 to supply 3,000. Production was aided by its similarity to the Ames artillery short sword and all 3,000 were delivered by the end of 1842. Further contracts were starting in 1843, but only 6,600 were produced in total, the last delivered in 1846. Other markings are obscure, but the USN / 1842 is legible at the ricasso. Standard configuration with straight, heavy double edged blade with median ridge, no fullers, intended for hand to hand combat and cutting through anti-boarding nets. Brass hilt with feathered grip held by three rivets, ovoid pommel with dome, cast with U.S. eagle with shield, arrows and olive branch obverse and reverse. Flat knuckleguard with wriststrap hole near pommel, reinforced edge, broadens out to form counterguard with quillon terminating in flat disk. The navy was active in amphibious operations in the Mexican War and many of these earlier cutlasses were reissued in the early years of the Civil War. CONDITION: Fair to good. Blade shows pitting obverse and reverse mostly at ricasso, and on reverse near point. Edges good. Tip good. Balance of blade gray with dark gray and brown spotting. Brass rubbed to medium bright with wear to eagle motifs in pommel. Slight bend in knuckleguard near pommel. A scarce early date. SR
The US Navy adopted a new cutlass in 1841 and contracted with Ames in late 1841 or early 1842 to supply 3,000. Production was aided by its similarity to the Ames artiller...morey short sword and all 3,000 were delivered by the end of 1842. Further contracts were starting in 1843, but only 6,600 were produced in total, the last delivered in 1846. Other markings are obscure, but the USN / 1842 is legible at the ricasso. Standard configuration with straight, heavy double edged blade with median ridge, no fullers, intended for hand to hand combat and cutting through anti-boarding nets. Brass hilt with feathered grip held by three rivets, ovoid pommel with dome, cast with U.S. eagle with shield, arrows and olive branch obverse and reverse. Flat knuckleguard with wriststrap hole near pommel, reinforced edge, broadens out to form counterguard with quillon terminating in flat disk. The navy was active in amphibious operations in the Mexican War and many of these earlier cutlasses were reissued in the early years of the Civil War. CONDITION: Fair to good. Blade shows pitting obverse and reverse mostly at ricasso, and on reverse near point. Edges good. Tip good. Balance of blade gray with dark gray and brown spotting. Brass rubbed to medium bright with wear to eagle motifs in pommel. Slight bend in knuckleguard near pommel. A scarce early date. SR

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LOT OF 3: 2 AMERICAN SWORDS AND FRENCH MODEL 1853 MEDICAL OFFICERS SWORD.

Lot # 1089 (Sale Order: 89 of 523)      

A) U.S. Model 1860 imported cavalry saber marked on the ricasso "B (Arrow) M" for J.E. Bleckmann Solingen. Leather grip with twisted wire wrap, steel scabbard with double ring mount. CONDITION: Grip in excellent condition with tight wrap and wire. Blade is mostly bright with minor dark staining. Scabbard mostly smooth and dark with areas of light pitting. B) French Model 1853 medical officer's sword with straight, diamond shaped blade, gilt brass fittings, tortoise shell grip with triple wire wrap. Cross guard shell displays a highly detailed insignia of a stand of flags with wreath and caduceus. Nickel plated scabbard. CONDITION: Excellent. The blade is bright and flawless, fittings with minor wear to the gilt finish, scabbard with minor wear only. C) American Civil War period non-regulation foot officer's sword with cast one-piece brass handle. Blade is etched for 2/3 of it's length with patriotic motifs, "US", spread wing eagle and is stamped at the ricasso with a Weyersberg Solingen King’s head and etched "W.H. Horstmann & Sons Philadelphia. Brass mounted leather scabbard. CONDITION: Very good. The blade is mostly bright with some scattered dark spots and minor staining. The leather scabbard body with a smooth surface showing a few bends and minor crazing. DG
A) U.S. Model 1860 imported cavalry saber marked on the ricasso "B (Arrow) M" for J.E. Bleckmann Solingen. Leather grip with twisted wire wrap, steel scabbard with double...more ring mount. CONDITION: Grip in excellent condition with tight wrap and wire. Blade is mostly bright with minor dark staining. Scabbard mostly smooth and dark with areas of light pitting. B) French Model 1853 medical officer's sword with straight, diamond shaped blade, gilt brass fittings, tortoise shell grip with triple wire wrap. Cross guard shell displays a highly detailed insignia of a stand of flags with wreath and caduceus. Nickel plated scabbard. CONDITION: Excellent. The blade is bright and flawless, fittings with minor wear to the gilt finish, scabbard with minor wear only. C) American Civil War period non-regulation foot officer's sword with cast one-piece brass handle. Blade is etched for 2/3 of it's length with patriotic motifs, "US", spread wing eagle and is stamped at the ricasso with a Weyersberg Solingen King’s head and etched "W.H. Horstmann & Sons Philadelphia. Brass mounted leather scabbard. CONDITION: Very good. The blade is mostly bright with some scattered dark spots and minor staining. The leather scabbard body with a smooth surface showing a few bends and minor crazing. DG

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TIFFANY PRESENTATION SWORD AND CORPS BADGE OF CAPT. H.B. MASTERS

Lot # 1090 (Sale Order: 90 of 523)      

An elegant, high-grade sword from the finest producer of presentation swords in the Civil War, together with the recipient’s impressive, inscribed Sixth Corps badge and a postwar veteran’s medal. The sword has a deeply cast and chased hilt, preserving better than 90 percent of its heavy gilt finish. The tall pommel is crowned by a crouching eagle in a fighting pose and has a U.S. shield its face. The knuckleguard is part of a long chain of successive sprouting flower buds that form the outer branch of the counterguard, curve back and turn up to the pommel, with loop at top for a sword knot, the splitting buds mirroring the lower edge of the pommel cap. The floral motif is continued in the openwork guard with scrolls, leaves, berries and flowers that entwine a floating U.S. on the obverse. The reverse (left) side of the guard is solid. The quillon is an open-mouthed lion head on a scrolling capital base. The grip is silver and spiral grooved. The blade is by Collins, a frequent supplier to Tiffany, and dated 1862. The blade is bright and the etching vivid and of the highest quality with two full-length standing figures among the motifs. The obverse panels include foliate scrolls at bottom, a full length infantryman with knapsack, kepi, accouterments and musket with bayonet fixed, followed by more scrolls, a tall panoply of arms and flags on pikes, and ending with more floral scrolls. The reverse has a prominent script “U.S.” lengthwise in the upper portion of the panel, and a defiant officer standing on a rampart with sword in one hand and one foot resting on a cannon’s mouth. Below him, in one of the geometric floral scrolls is etched, “Tiffany & Co. N.Y.” in three lines. At bottom the ricasso is stamped, “Collins & Co. / Hartford / Conn./ 1862.” The etched panels on both sides of the blade have flamboyant terminals to the background frosting. The scabbard is silver with heavily gilt mounts and a “Tiffany & Co. / M” scroll on the reverse between the upper mount and throat. Middle and upper mounts are deeply cast and chased with ribbons knotted at the sling rings that spread out to the sides of a U.S. shield. The lower mount has a deeply cast “U.S.” in the drag. The mounts like the hilt preserve their heavy gilding. Inscribed between the two ring mounts, “Presented to H.B. MASTERS / Capt. & C.S. / by his friends the Officers of the / 102nd Pa. Vol. / August 12th 1863”. With this sword is a great, wartime, silver Sixth Corps badge, consisting of a silver Greek Cross with blue enamel interior, and a gold “M,” all on a starburst background. The badge has a fixed ribbon bar on reverse and is suspended by a blue ribbon from gold bar with T-bar pin, inscribed “COMMISSARY 3d BRIGe.” “Harry B. Masters / Capt. & C.S. / Sept. 18th 1863.” With the sword and corps badge is a small postwar veteran’s badge reading “War Veterans” and “8 NYSM” hung from pin bar reading “Washington / 1861”. The wonderfully named Hibbert Boehner Masters (1839-1908) was a first responder. Canadian by birth, he was in business in NY City when war broke out and signed up as a private in Co. F, 8th NY State Militia for three months service on 4/25/61, seeing action at First Bull Run and mustering out 8/2/61. He enrolled again in NY City on 10/12/61, mustering in as 1st lieutenant Co. B, 55th NY Infantry, the Lafayette Guard, as of 11/23/61. He was captured 6/13/62 while Acting Quartermaster for Peck’s Brigade, 4th Corps, in which both the 55th NY and 102nd PA served. He escaped twice, was twice recaptured, and exchanged 27 August 1862. He was discharged 9/10/62 to accept promotion to Captain and Commissary of Subsistence (“C.S.”) volunteer forces, continuing to serve in the Sixth Corps. The suspension bar of the corps badge refers to the 3rd Brigade and the blue cross suggests service in the 3rd Division in 1863, the same organization in which the 102nd PV served until January 1864. In April 1864 Masters was attached to the 1st Brigade 2nd Division and is commended for his service as C.S. of the 2nd Division in the July actions of the 6th Corps around Washington. In June 1865 he was C.S. for 1st Division of the provisional corps, which was of former 6th Corps units. He mustered out in August 1865 and was brevetted to Major for efficient and meritorious service. After the war he maintained business interests in New York, Florida and Alabama. A member of the G.A.R., Military Order of the Loyal Legion, and President of the Union League Club, he was also a colonel in the NY National Guard. He died in New Jersey and was buried in Massachusetts. Click here to see the full description.

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[CIVIL WAR]. AN EXTREMELY RARE AND IMPORTANT BEARDSLEE MAGNETO-ELECTRIC MILITARY TELEGRAPH

Lot # 1091 (Sale Order: 91 of 523)      

The Beardslee Electro-Magnetic Military Telegraph was a portable military telegraph developed by George Beardslee and adopted by Lieutenant Colonel Albert J. Myer, founder and Chief of the U.S. Signal Corps, to provide a mobile field telegraph system for the Union Army shortly following the advent of the Civil War. The instrument was powered by hand-turned magnetos to send the electronic signal over insulated wire and did not require the heavy batteries needed in the civilian telegraphs. It included an alphabet dial and pointer instead of the usual key for transmission. The operator needed only to move the lever to a point on the dial representing the letter that he wished to send as part of his message, while on the receiving end, the dial would move to the corresponding position on the dial. This rare and important example of the patent Beardslee telegraph set, numbered ‘5’ in brass on its lid, is one of the first sets procured for the Union Army and thus, was almost certainly one of those that played a critical role in the early battle applications of the telegraph during the war. It is housed in its original brass-bound, wooden case measuring 14 x 20 3/4 x 11 11/16 inches (LxWxD). The case has a hinged top and when opened, the working components of the field operator are revealed, including the Beardslee patent dial set, the send and receive switch plates and the four brass posts or “hitchers” for the wiring. On the front of the box is a hinged drop-down that allows the operator access to the internal components of the system, the magnetos. Of the Beardslee telegraph, Mayer said “There were advantages to attaching to this instrument…it was portable and compact, could be set a work anywhere, required no batteries, acids, or fluids; and…could be worked by soldiers without skill as operators [but its] defects were, that messages could not be sent as rapidly or as far as by some other instruments.” He believed that “on the field of battle, or under fire,…it is, perhaps, as good an instrument as has ever been devised.” Limitations of the instrument were its short range of about ten miles due to insufficient power, slow transmission, and frequent lack of synchronization between sending and receiving sets. Mayer partly mitigated these drawbacks by establishing a field telegraph train of wagons to expedite fast and efficient deployment of the Beardslee telegraphs and their wiring systems in the field. The Beardslee telegraph was first used on 24 May 1862 during the Peninsular campaign. However, it was during the Battle of Fredericksburg when it achieved strategic importance, allowing Burnside and his subordinate commanders the ability to communicate with great effectiveness despite the fog and smoke which had impeded the usual system of flag signal communications. Approximately 60-odd Beardslee telegraphs were acquired and used during the war, of which this example (machine number 5) is an extremely rare survivor and one of only two known in private hands (three are in museum collections: one from the Hilton Head campaign now at the US Army Signal Corps Museum and two at the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution). Facsimiles of its patent, military operating manual and other period references accompany the telegraph set. CONDITION: In very good condition (and presumably good working order), the electro-magnetic device complete and its case housing in very good condition. The wood with only slight surface bruises and scratches and its brass-work complete and clean.
The Beardslee Electro-Magnetic Military Telegraph was a portable military telegraph developed by George Beardslee and adopted by Lieutenant Colonel Albert J. Myer, founde...morer and Chief of the U.S. Signal Corps, to provide a mobile field telegraph system for the Union Army shortly following the advent of the Civil War. The instrument was powered by hand-turned magnetos to send the electronic signal over insulated wire and did not require the heavy batteries needed in the civilian telegraphs. It included an alphabet dial and pointer instead of the usual key for transmission. The operator needed only to move the lever to a point on the dial representing the letter that he wished to send as part of his message, while on the receiving end, the dial would move to the corresponding position on the dial. This rare and important example of the patent Beardslee telegraph set, numbered ‘5’ in brass on its lid, is one of the first sets procured for the Union Army and thus, was almost certainly one of those that played a critical role in the early battle applications of the telegraph during the war. It is housed in its original brass-bound, wooden case measuring 14 x 20 3/4 x 11 11/16 inches (LxWxD). The case has a hinged top and when opened, the working components of the field operator are revealed, including the Beardslee patent dial set, the send and receive switch plates and the four brass posts or “hitchers” for the wiring. On the front of the box is a hinged drop-down that allows the operator access to the internal components of the system, the magnetos. Of the Beardslee telegraph, Mayer said “There were advantages to attaching to this instrument…it was portable and compact, could be set a work anywhere, required no batteries, acids, or fluids; and…could be worked by soldiers without skill as operators [but its] defects were, that messages could not be sent as rapidly or as far as by some other instruments.” He believed that “on the field of battle, or under fire,…it is, perhaps, as good an instrument as has ever been devised.” Limitations of the instrument were its short range of about ten miles due to insufficient power, slow transmission, and frequent lack of synchronization between sending and receiving sets. Mayer partly mitigated these drawbacks by establishing a field telegraph train of wagons to expedite fast and efficient deployment of the Beardslee telegraphs and their wiring systems in the field. The Beardslee telegraph was first used on 24 May 1862 during the Peninsular campaign. However, it was during the Battle of Fredericksburg when it achieved strategic importance, allowing Burnside and his subordinate commanders the ability to communicate with great effectiveness despite the fog and smoke which had impeded the usual system of flag signal communications. Approximately 60-odd Beardslee telegraphs were acquired and used during the war, of which this example (machine number 5) is an extremely rare survivor and one of only two known in private hands (three are in museum collections: one from the Hilton Head campaign now at the US Army Signal Corps Museum and two at the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution). Facsimiles of its patent, military operating manual and other period references accompany the telegraph set. CONDITION: In very good condition (and presumably good working order), the electro-magnetic device complete and its case housing in very good condition. The wood with only slight surface bruises and scratches and its brass-work complete and clean.

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CASED CIVIL WAR PRESENTATION SWORD OF COL. E. S. SANFORD OF THE US MILITARY TELEGRAPH.

Lot # 1092 (Sale Order: 92 of 523)      

An important and fine presentation-grade Model 1850 Staff and Field Officer’s sword, 38 1/8 inches long overall, with slightly curved, wide-fullered blade 32 inches long by 1 inch wide at ricasso; the bright-finished blade bearing 'IRON PROOF" on its spine near hilt and decorated with frosted and etched motifs and inscriptions for two-thirds of its length: on the obverse face, beginning at ricasso; the retailer's name, "G. W. Simond / & Bro:/ Manufrs./ Philadelphia / Penn:", followed by a scene of a telegraph station emanating rays or lightning bolts and inscribed with the following verse: "With lightning strides / Which thought alone can trace, / Annihilates in turn, / Both time, and space.", followed by an etched view of Capitol Hill, "E Pluribus Unum" in scroll over a Federal eagle, followed by military panoplies and the patriotic motto "Our Glorious / Union / Forever" in a scroll. The reverse or left face of the blade with a panoply of arms near ricasso, a panel with "E. S. SANFORD" flanked by lightning bolts, a 'US" within laurel sprays, followed by "LIBERTY OR DEATH" within a scroll and surmounted by floral motifs and spearpoint. The gilded-brass hilt decorated with floral motifs on guard, pommel and backstrap and the quillon in form of an eaglehead with small rubies set in the eyes and the grip wrapped with alternating gold and silver banding. The blued, steel scabbard with three gilded-brass mounts with scalloped ends and floral decorations, consisting of throat, middle-band, and chape with drag; with a presentation plaque affixed to the obverse or right side of scabbard between throat and middle-band, upon which is engraved, “Presented to Col. E. S. Sanford Military Supervisor / of the Telegraph by many Friends as a / Testimonial to his Courtesy and Impartiality / Zeal and Fidelity / May 1862.” The sword is housed in its original, wooden case (which is covered in black leather and lined with blue velvet), along with Sanford's crimson, silk sprangwork officer's sash (knot missing) and gold bullion sword knot. Edward Sewall Sanford (1817-1882) was president of the American Telegraph Company at the start of the Civil War and realizing that there were no appropriations for a Federal telegraph service, took it upon himself to extend the Company's wires "to the War Department, Navy Yard, Arsenal, Chain-Bridge and other outlying points" in the District of Columbia "and for six months or more...paid all the bills, aggregating thousands of dollars, for poles, wires, instruments, salaries of operators, etc." which were eventually repaid by an act of Congress. His expertise in telegraph communications was subsequently called upon by President Abraham Lincoln, who in an Executive Order dated 24 February 1862, placed all telegraphic lines in the United States under military control and named Sanford "military supervisor of telegraphic messages throughout the United States." Commissioned a colonel of US Volunteers, he served as Military Supervisor of Telegraphic Messages for the War Department and as such, also had oversight of censorship for all telegraphic transmissions in the nation. He served in this capacity through the entire war, being brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "meritorious services". CONDITION: the sword and scabbard in near-mint condition, with 99% of original gilding intact on mounts, the blade with original, unmarred bright finish, sword knot in very good condition, the sash missing its turks-head knot. JLK
An important and fine presentation-grade Model 1850 Staff and Field Officer’s sword, 38 1/8 inches long overall, with slightly curved, wide-fullered blade 32 inches long ...moreby 1 inch wide at ricasso; the bright-finished blade bearing 'IRON PROOF" on its spine near hilt and decorated with frosted and etched motifs and inscriptions for two-thirds of its length: on the obverse face, beginning at ricasso; the retailer's name, "G. W. Simond / & Bro:/ Manufrs./ Philadelphia / Penn:", followed by a scene of a telegraph station emanating rays or lightning bolts and inscribed with the following verse: "With lightning strides / Which thought alone can trace, / Annihilates in turn, / Both time, and space.", followed by an etched view of Capitol Hill, "E Pluribus Unum" in scroll over a Federal eagle, followed by military panoplies and the patriotic motto "Our Glorious / Union / Forever" in a scroll. The reverse or left face of the blade with a panoply of arms near ricasso, a panel with "E. S. SANFORD" flanked by lightning bolts, a 'US" within laurel sprays, followed by "LIBERTY OR DEATH" within a scroll and surmounted by floral motifs and spearpoint. The gilded-brass hilt decorated with floral motifs on guard, pommel and backstrap and the quillon in form of an eaglehead with small rubies set in the eyes and the grip wrapped with alternating gold and silver banding. The blued, steel scabbard with three gilded-brass mounts with scalloped ends and floral decorations, consisting of throat, middle-band, and chape with drag; with a presentation plaque affixed to the obverse or right side of scabbard between throat and middle-band, upon which is engraved, “Presented to Col. E. S. Sanford Military Supervisor / of the Telegraph by many Friends as a / Testimonial to his Courtesy and Impartiality / Zeal and Fidelity / May 1862.” The sword is housed in its original, wooden case (which is covered in black leather and lined with blue velvet), along with Sanford's crimson, silk sprangwork officer's sash (knot missing) and gold bullion sword knot. Edward Sewall Sanford (1817-1882) was president of the American Telegraph Company at the start of the Civil War and realizing that there were no appropriations for a Federal telegraph service, took it upon himself to extend the Company's wires "to the War Department, Navy Yard, Arsenal, Chain-Bridge and other outlying points" in the District of Columbia "and for six months or more...paid all the bills, aggregating thousands of dollars, for poles, wires, instruments, salaries of operators, etc." which were eventually repaid by an act of Congress. His expertise in telegraph communications was subsequently called upon by President Abraham Lincoln, who in an Executive Order dated 24 February 1862, placed all telegraphic lines in the United States under military control and named Sanford "military supervisor of telegraphic messages throughout the United States." Commissioned a colonel of US Volunteers, he served as Military Supervisor of Telegraphic Messages for the War Department and as such, also had oversight of censorship for all telegraphic transmissions in the nation. He served in this capacity through the entire war, being brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "meritorious services". CONDITION: the sword and scabbard in near-mint condition, with 99% of original gilding intact on mounts, the blade with original, unmarred bright finish, sword knot in very good condition, the sash missing its turks-head knot. JLK

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SUPERB CONFEDERATE SABER: KRAFT, GOLDSCHMIDT AND KRAFT, WOOD SCABBARD

Lot # 1093 (Sale Order: 93 of 523)      

Originally in the collection of Carl Pugliese, noted collector of CS swords, this classic Confederate cavalry saber has a blade in the bright and a wood scabbard retaining all of its original red varnish finish, something even rarer than the sword. This pattern has been occasionally attributed to H. Marshall of Atlanta, but his contract sabers were shorter and the K.G.&K. identification has held. Based in Columbia, SC, the firm is best known for officers’ sabers carried by Wade Hampton and (a captured one) carried by Custer, and characteristically used impressive, long, straight blades. The hilt is in pleasing, untouched attic condition with a nice age patina to the brass and just a little rubbing on the pommel and edge of the guard. Pommel, branches and guard have no bends or breaks. The grip is very good, with single wire binding and better than 90 percent of the thin leather wrap, which is notoriously prone to wear on these sabers. Short ferrule at the guard, another K.G.&K. characteristic. The blade has a typically unstopped fuller, measures 35 5-8 inches long and 1 5-16 inches wide at the base, and preserves its original leather washer and tension retaining springs. The blade is a collector’s prize: completely untouched, with good edge and point, and mirror finish, complementing the untouched look of the hilt. The scabbard is a tribute to Confederate material shortages and ingenuity. Two wood slats were mortised to fit a blade, joined together by pins, painted with red varnish and bound with three tin mounts for the brass throat, ring bands, and drag. Sometimes thought to be the work of Lewis L. and T.R. Moore of Atlanta, who supplied wooden saber scabbards to the Charleston Arsenal, they occasionally appear with swords made by B. Douglas, a Columbia, SC, maker like K.G.&K. (Ref. S. Pritchard and G.L. Jones.) The mounts preserve 90% of their bright tinning. CONDITION: Excellent and untouched with great finish to the blade and color to the scabbard. Minor surface dirt, light dings to scabbard. Slight rubs to the brass hit. A lesser example sold at Dan Morphy/ James Julia in 2007 for over $15,000. This is a wonderful example with great provenance that would stand out in any collection. SR/JK
Originally in the collection of Carl Pugliese, noted collector of CS swords, this classic Confederate cavalry saber has a blade in the bright and a wood scabbard retainin...moreg all of its original red varnish finish, something even rarer than the sword. This pattern has been occasionally attributed to H. Marshall of Atlanta, but his contract sabers were shorter and the K.G.&K. identification has held. Based in Columbia, SC, the firm is best known for officers’ sabers carried by Wade Hampton and (a captured one) carried by Custer, and characteristically used impressive, long, straight blades. The hilt is in pleasing, untouched attic condition with a nice age patina to the brass and just a little rubbing on the pommel and edge of the guard. Pommel, branches and guard have no bends or breaks. The grip is very good, with single wire binding and better than 90 percent of the thin leather wrap, which is notoriously prone to wear on these sabers. Short ferrule at the guard, another K.G.&K. characteristic. The blade has a typically unstopped fuller, measures 35 5-8 inches long and 1 5-16 inches wide at the base, and preserves its original leather washer and tension retaining springs. The blade is a collector’s prize: completely untouched, with good edge and point, and mirror finish, complementing the untouched look of the hilt. The scabbard is a tribute to Confederate material shortages and ingenuity. Two wood slats were mortised to fit a blade, joined together by pins, painted with red varnish and bound with three tin mounts for the brass throat, ring bands, and drag. Sometimes thought to be the work of Lewis L. and T.R. Moore of Atlanta, who supplied wooden saber scabbards to the Charleston Arsenal, they occasionally appear with swords made by B. Douglas, a Columbia, SC, maker like K.G.&K. (Ref. S. Pritchard and G.L. Jones.) The mounts preserve 90% of their bright tinning. CONDITION: Excellent and untouched with great finish to the blade and color to the scabbard. Minor surface dirt, light dings to scabbard. Slight rubs to the brass hit. A lesser example sold at Dan Morphy/ James Julia in 2007 for over $15,000. This is a wonderful example with great provenance that would stand out in any collection. SR/JK

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CONFEDERATE COURTNEY AND TENNENT NAVAL CUTLASS WITH BRASS GUARD

Lot # 1094 (Sale Order: 94 of 523)      

CS Naval cutlass made by Robert Mole of Birmingham, England, and imported by Courtney and Tennant of Charleston, South Carolina. Two-branch brass cavalry style guard with side loop and pressed leather grip scales, similar to, but smaller than the hilts of the Mole P1853 style brass hilt cavalry sabers. Blade dbl edged with narrow central fuller. Blade die stamped “MOLE” on the back edge near guard and “COURTNEY & TENNENT / CHARLESTON, S.C.” on the reverse ricasso. The company stamp is the same as on their dolphin head CSN officer’s swords. Courtney and Tennent were importers and wholesalers and major suppliers to the CS Navy, especially known for their swords and buttons. Tennent was posted in England as company agent and was commended by CSN Commander J.H. North to the CS Secretary of the Navy. These cutlasses do not follow any British specifications and are likely made under contract for the Confederate Navy. CONDITION: Very good. Pressed leather grip panels are good but with slight curl at rear on right. Brass hilt has a medium patina, no bends or breaks. A couple of small dings on the reverse guard loop. Blade muted silver with slight freckling and gray spots overall. Good point and edge with just one small nick lower edge near tip. A very good example of a CS naval weapon brought in through the blockade by a well known South Carolina firm. SR
CS Naval cutlass made by Robert Mole of Birmingham, England, and imported by Courtney and Tennant of Charleston, South Carolina. Two-branch brass cavalry style guard with...more side loop and pressed leather grip scales, similar to, but smaller than the hilts of the Mole P1853 style brass hilt cavalry sabers. Blade dbl edged with narrow central fuller. Blade die stamped “MOLE” on the back edge near guard and “COURTNEY & TENNENT / CHARLESTON, S.C.” on the reverse ricasso. The company stamp is the same as on their dolphin head CSN officer’s swords. Courtney and Tennent were importers and wholesalers and major suppliers to the CS Navy, especially known for their swords and buttons. Tennent was posted in England as company agent and was commended by CSN Commander J.H. North to the CS Secretary of the Navy. These cutlasses do not follow any British specifications and are likely made under contract for the Confederate Navy. CONDITION: Very good. Pressed leather grip panels are good but with slight curl at rear on right. Brass hilt has a medium patina, no bends or breaks. A couple of small dings on the reverse guard loop. Blade muted silver with slight freckling and gray spots overall. Good point and edge with just one small nick lower edge near tip. A very good example of a CS naval weapon brought in through the blockade by a well known South Carolina firm. SR

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RARE CONFEDERATE MARKED BRITISH PATTERN 1853 CAVALRY SABER MARKED ISAAC & CO.

Lot # 1095 (Sale Order: 95 of 523)      

This British Pattern 1853 Cavalry Saber has a slightly curved blade that is clearly stamped on its broad spine with the marking “ISAAC & Co”. Checkered leather grips secured by 5 iron rivets, iron two-branch guard. Iron scabbard with double ring mounts. CONDITION: Blade and guard are mostly grey with areas of dark staining. Leather grips exhibit wear and losses on the edges. Marking is excellent and correct. Scabbard finish is grey with areas of dark staining and denting along the lower half. DMG
This British Pattern 1853 Cavalry Saber has a slightly curved blade that is clearly stamped on its broad spine with the marking “ISAAC & Co”. Checkered leather grips secu...morered by 5 iron rivets, iron two-branch guard. Iron scabbard with double ring mounts. CONDITION: Blade and guard are mostly grey with areas of dark staining. Leather grips exhibit wear and losses on the edges. Marking is excellent and correct. Scabbard finish is grey with areas of dark staining and denting along the lower half. DMG

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LOT OF 2: IRON BAR SHOT AND ALUMINUM WHITWORTH PROJECTILE.

Lot # 1096 (Sale Order: 96 of 523)      

A) Iron bar shot artillery projectile measuring 9-3/4" long and 3-1/2" wide. CONDITION: Relic condition with a dark color and heavy pitting. B) Whitworth style projectile produced in solid cast aluminum measuring 9" X 3". CONDITION: Shows a number of dents and scratches. DG
A) Iron bar shot artillery projectile measuring 9-3/4" long and 3-1/2" wide. CONDITION: Relic condition with a dark color and heavy pitting. B) Whitworth style projectile...more produced in solid cast aluminum measuring 9" X 3". CONDITION: Shows a number of dents and scratches. DG

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CIVIL WAR ARCHIVE OF ALBERT MATLACK, 43RD OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.

Lot # 1097 (Sale Order: 97 of 523)      

An interesting archive of eight wartime letters and nine covers relating to the Civil War service of Albert F. Matlack (1845-1915) of the 43rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry (OVI), covering its distinguished service in the Tennessee and Georgia campaigns, 1863-1864. Matlack enlisted for three years of Federal service on 12 December 1861 as a private in Company G of the 43rd OVI. The regiment had a hard-fighting record as part of Fuller's Ohio Brigade in the Missouri and Tennessee campaigns of 1862, especially during the battles of Corinth. Discharged in December 1863, Matlack reenlisted (again in Company G), along with most surviving original members of the regiment, serving with it until mustered out of service with the rank of corporal at Louisville, Kentucky on 13 July 1865. After the war, Matlack spent "25 years in the railway mail service between Pittsburg and Cincinnati" per his obituary, dying in his home town of Steubenville on 19 April 1912. The eight letters were all written by Matlack and relate to the 43rd’s activities during Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign and subsequent “March to the Sea” in 1864, the first dated May 20th at Kingston, Georgia and the last at November 8th near Marietta. The recipients all resided in his hometown of Unionport in Jefferson County, namely his mother, younger brother Almeran and a former tentmate, Clark D. Beebout (discharged from Company G on 17 July 1862) and his wife Mary Martin. They provide many interesting details of the regiment's engagements and service, as well as more mundane but colorful aspects of military life. Following the battle of Resaca, he downplays the regiment’s hard fighting in that action in a May 20th letter to his mother, but requests socks, and a calico shirt, as “there is no telling when we will stop and draw clothing again my red Flannel Shirt wasent [sic] of mutch [sic] account [as] It Shrunk up and was to[o] little for me.” He warns her that he gave a “Revolver to Lt. Thompson to take home for me if you get it don’t let Almeran take it apart as he will spoil it” and that she should “get somebody to shoot the loads out…[that] were in it when I got it.” The following day, he confessed to C. D. Beebout in another letter that “our regt. only lost 22 men killed and wounded i don’t see how we got off as well as we did [as] the 35th New Jersey a Zouave regt in our Brigade lost 25 men.” With the exception of one cover addressed to Albert Matlack at Cincinnati from Steubenville, Ohio before the regiment's departure to the front, all other covers are for letters written by him and bear cancellation stamps in Tennessee and Georgia during 1863-1864.
An interesting archive of eight wartime letters and nine covers relating to the Civil War service of Albert F. Matlack (1845-1915) of the 43rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry (OV...moreI), covering its distinguished service in the Tennessee and Georgia campaigns, 1863-1864. Matlack enlisted for three years of Federal service on 12 December 1861 as a private in Company G of the 43rd OVI. The regiment had a hard-fighting record as part of Fuller's Ohio Brigade in the Missouri and Tennessee campaigns of 1862, especially during the battles of Corinth. Discharged in December 1863, Matlack reenlisted (again in Company G), along with most surviving original members of the regiment, serving with it until mustered out of service with the rank of corporal at Louisville, Kentucky on 13 July 1865. After the war, Matlack spent "25 years in the railway mail service between Pittsburg and Cincinnati" per his obituary, dying in his home town of Steubenville on 19 April 1912. The eight letters were all written by Matlack and relate to the 43rd’s activities during Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign and subsequent “March to the Sea” in 1864, the first dated May 20th at Kingston, Georgia and the last at November 8th near Marietta. The recipients all resided in his hometown of Unionport in Jefferson County, namely his mother, younger brother Almeran and a former tentmate, Clark D. Beebout (discharged from Company G on 17 July 1862) and his wife Mary Martin. They provide many interesting details of the regiment's engagements and service, as well as more mundane but colorful aspects of military life. Following the battle of Resaca, he downplays the regiment’s hard fighting in that action in a May 20th letter to his mother, but requests socks, and a calico shirt, as “there is no telling when we will stop and draw clothing again my red Flannel Shirt wasent [sic] of mutch [sic] account [as] It Shrunk up and was to[o] little for me.” He warns her that he gave a “Revolver to Lt. Thompson to take home for me if you get it don’t let Almeran take it apart as he will spoil it” and that she should “get somebody to shoot the loads out…[that] were in it when I got it.” The following day, he confessed to C. D. Beebout in another letter that “our regt. only lost 22 men killed and wounded i don’t see how we got off as well as we did [as] the 35th New Jersey a Zouave regt in our Brigade lost 25 men.” With the exception of one cover addressed to Albert Matlack at Cincinnati from Steubenville, Ohio before the regiment's departure to the front, all other covers are for letters written by him and bear cancellation stamps in Tennessee and Georgia during 1863-1864.

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RARE VIEW OF GENERAL SHERMAN AND IDENTIFIED STAFF BY GARDNER 1865

Lot # 1098 (Sale Order: 98 of 523)      

This wonderful, large format albumen photograph of General Sherman and his staff has great clarity and tones. This seems to have been taken in Washington in May 1865 when the armies of Grant and Sherman took part in the Grand Review of May 23 and May 24. For the attribution to Alexander Gardner see Zeller and the Image of War (Davis et al.) The Library of Congress owns a print, but some of their identifications are erroneous. This print bears period identifications along the bottom margin of the mount that should be regarded as authoritative. The view focuses on the officers, gathered for one last time before the armies mustered out and includes details of the studio windows, etc. that are often cropped out for artistic reasons, lending it an air of immediacy. The men are posed in two rows, seated and standing. Many wear headquarters badges of the Military Department of the Mississippi. Several left reminiscences of their military service with Sherman, including passages from the letters and campaign diaries of Major Henry Hitchcock, standing at left near Sherman, still in print. Officers are identified by name, rank, and most by staff position also. CONDITION: Excellent. Framed and ready to hang. Esthetically pleasing and historically significant. SR
This wonderful, large format albumen photograph of General Sherman and his staff has great clarity and tones. This seems to have been taken in Washington in May 1865 when...more the armies of Grant and Sherman took part in the Grand Review of May 23 and May 24. For the attribution to Alexander Gardner see Zeller and the Image of War (Davis et al.) The Library of Congress owns a print, but some of their identifications are erroneous. This print bears period identifications along the bottom margin of the mount that should be regarded as authoritative. The view focuses on the officers, gathered for one last time before the armies mustered out and includes details of the studio windows, etc. that are often cropped out for artistic reasons, lending it an air of immediacy. The men are posed in two rows, seated and standing. Many wear headquarters badges of the Military Department of the Mississippi. Several left reminiscences of their military service with Sherman, including passages from the letters and campaign diaries of Major Henry Hitchcock, standing at left near Sherman, still in print. Officers are identified by name, rank, and most by staff position also. CONDITION: Excellent. Framed and ready to hang. Esthetically pleasing and historically significant. SR

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FOLK ART PAINTING OF THE FIRING ON FORT SUMTER, 1861

Lot # 1099 (Sale Order: 99 of 523)      

Distemper or oil on cotton bed ticking, 10 ¾ x 15 inches (view) within a vernacular frame, to which the ticking is tacked on the reverse of the frame (no stretcher or strainer; signed indistinctly. This view of the firing on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, which ignited the Civil War, is likely a naïve work likely painted for use in a GAR Hall or for some post-war commemoration. CONDITION: Some surface dirt on the canvas. The work would benefit from mounting to a stretcher.
Distemper or oil on cotton bed ticking, 10 ¾ x 15 inches (view) within a vernacular frame, to which the ticking is tacked on the reverse of the frame (no stretcher or str...moreainer; signed indistinctly. This view of the firing on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, which ignited the Civil War, is likely a naïve work likely painted for use in a GAR Hall or for some post-war commemoration. CONDITION: Some surface dirt on the canvas. The work would benefit from mounting to a stretcher.

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LOT OF 2: CIVIL WAR LETTER AND 1891 CIVIL WAR UNIFORM CHART

Lot # 1100 (Sale Order: 100 of 523)      

A) Inked letter written from Murfreesboro Tennessee July 14th, 1863 from Riley George to William George talking about letters having been received and sent and one reference to making preparations to march. George has transcribed the Confederate Congress' exemption from conscription on the reverse with an emphasis on the clause stating that there is an exemption from conscription for any man who possesses twenty Negros. Framed with a modern copy of a poem relating to Confederate prisons. CONDITION: Letter exhibits fold lines and areas of expected toning. B) Color 1891 lithograph chart measuring 17-1/2" X 28" showing Union and Confederate uniforms and insignia part of the atlas to the Official Records Of The Union And Confederate Armies 1861-1865. This being plate number CLXXII. CONDITION: Excellent. Framed and matted. DG
A) Inked letter written from Murfreesboro Tennessee July 14th, 1863 from Riley George to William George talking about letters having been received and sent and one refere...morence to making preparations to march. George has transcribed the Confederate Congress' exemption from conscription on the reverse with an emphasis on the clause stating that there is an exemption from conscription for any man who possesses twenty Negros. Framed with a modern copy of a poem relating to Confederate prisons. CONDITION: Letter exhibits fold lines and areas of expected toning. B) Color 1891 lithograph chart measuring 17-1/2" X 28" showing Union and Confederate uniforms and insignia part of the atlas to the Official Records Of The Union And Confederate Armies 1861-1865. This being plate number CLXXII. CONDITION: Excellent. Framed and matted. DG

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