3061 US M1872 CAVALRY OFFICER’S SABER.

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This item SOLD at 2024 Feb 13 @ 10:39UTC-5 : EST/CDT
Category Firearms & Military
Auction Currency USD
Start Price 125.00 USD
Estimated at 250.00 - 400.00 USD
Overall length: 39". Blade length: 32”. Blade has a single medium fuller & is etched over the first 16” of its length w/ various patriotic, foliate, & geometric motifs. Gilded brass hilt w/ 2-branch guard. Hilt has officer embellishments on both the top & bottom of the guard, branches, & pommel cap. Wire-wrapped leather grip. Gilded brass mounted iron scabbard. CONDITION: blade has a dark overall patina. Hilt is loose & slightly misshaped w/ only traces of original gilding. Grip retains 10% of the original wire & 90% of the original leather. Scabbard has a very dark overall patina. Mounts have no traces of original gilding remaining. (02-21255/BF). $250-400.