1008 NONREGULATION IMPORT M1850 STAFF & FIELD OFFICERS

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This item SOLD at 2022 Aug 30 @ 10:07UTC-04:00 : AST/EDT
Category Firearms & Military
Auction Currency USD
Start Price 400.00 USD
Estimated at 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD

WITH CONFEDERATE ASSOCIATION. Overall length: 38". Blade length: 31 3/4". Blade has a single wide fuller below a 12" narrow fuller. Etching extends 17 1/2" up from the hilt & includes military, patriotic & foliate motifs. The spine is etched, "IRON PROOF". Gilded brass hilt featuring a highly embellished 3 branch guard joining the knuckle bow & entering a highly decorated pommel. Wire wrapped sharkskin grip. Brass mounted iron scabbard w/ the mount below the throat naively engraved, "This is a Confederate Officer's Sword found on a Battle Field". CONDITION: blade has a light gray patina w/ scattered light spotting. Etching remains crisp. Hilt is solid but shows only traces of original gilding. Sharkskin grip is about 80% intact & no wire remains. Scabbard mounts have a deep brass patina. Scabbard body has oxidation throughout. Drag is missing. (02-17527/BF). $800-1,200.