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A rare Civil War era U.S. Marine Corps officer's swordby W.H. Horstmann & Sons
17 November 2008, 10:00 PST
San FranciscoUS$1,500 - US$2,500
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Find your local specialistA rare Civil War era U.S. Marine Corps officer's sword
by W.H. Horstmann & Sons
by W.H. Horstmann & Sons
Slightly curved 32 3/4 inch blade etched and engraved with scrollwork, panoplies of arms and U.S.M.C. Ricasso marked W.H. Horstmann/& Sons/Philadelphia. Brass hilt of standard pattern, the interior of the guard stamped No./39. Leather and brass wire-wrapped grip.
Condition: Blade retaining much frosted nickel finish. Hilt with dark patina. Grip missing most of the leather wrapping.
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Condition: Blade retaining much frosted nickel finish. Hilt with dark patina. Grip missing most of the leather wrapping.
See Illustration
Footnotes
Note: Marine Corps officers carried the 1850 model from 1859 to 1875, at which time the Mameluke style sword was again adopted.




