4227 FINE KENANSVILLE CONFEDERATE CAVALRY SABER WITH

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[?]Live Online Auction Starts In 2025 May 11 @ 10:00 (UTC-04:00 : AST/EDT)
Category Firearms & Military
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Start Price 1,250.00 USD
Estimated at 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD
ORIGINAL SCABBARD. Overall length: 41 1/2". Blade length: 31 1/4". This attractive Confederate saber was made by the Kenansville Arsenal of North Carolina. The plain blade has a single medium unstopped fuller with the original leather washer at the top. The coppery brass semi-basket hilt has two branches that join the knuckle bow and enter the pommel about 7/8" below the top. The grip is wrapped in tarred linen with a single strand wire wrap. Iron scabbard with an iron drag. The scabbard has brass suspension bands with iron suspension rings and a brass throat with rivets on each side. CONDITION: the blade has a medium gray mottled patina with minimal evidence of cleaned light pitting. The hilt has a superb rich mellow patina and is free from defects. The grip is 100% showing some light finish loss and the wire is also complete. The scabbard is quite solid with one small dent 16 1/2" up from the drag and 3 small dents adjacent to the drag. The iron has a pleasing dark patina and the brass bands and throat share a deep rich patina throughout. (02-24420/BF). $2,500-3,500.