4219 RARE "SHARP & HAMILTON, NASHVILLE TENN" MARKED

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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 3,000.00 USD
Estimated at 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD
CONFEDERATE CAVALRY SABER. 36.25" unstopped fuller blade with maker's stamps: "SHARP & HAMILTON" & "NASHVILLE TENN" on opposite ricassos, unique "Sharp & Hamilton" heavy brass beveled flat guard with iron backstrap & ferrule. Sharp & Hamilton was a large manufacturer in Nashville TN early in the Civil War prior to Nashville's fall to Union forces February 1962. The Confederacy lost one of their largest foundries and sword manufacturers. These are very rare maker marked sabers being made for only about 6 months, less than 10 marked examples are documented, and this one is new to market just recently found in midwestern estate. CONDITION: very good overall, "as found", complete and original throughout including the correct brass mounted braised seam sheet iron scabbard with unique iron pinned flanged throat, both brass ring mounts complete missing iron rings; lower one slightly loose. Blade is gray overall with staining, uncleaned, good point, showing original finishing, sharp maker marks. Hilt has dark uncleaned brass patina, quillon is bent down. Backstrap & scabbard have uncleaned iron patina. Scabbard body has numerous small dents, fits sword well. Grip retains about 60-70% original polished leather and complete fine twisted copper wire wrap. (02-23343). NON-GUN. $6,000-9,000.