This one is dated 1856, US inspected, and would have been part of the August 1855 contract for 1,000 swords of this pattern, which were delivered July 25, 1856. These show up in the hands of militia units serving not just as artillery, and during the Civil War are known to have been issued as stop-gap measures even to some navy personnel in lieu of cutlasses- even by federal forces: one came up off the USS Cairo. It was conceivably useful for cutting dead artillery horses out of their harness on the battlefield, clearing fields of fire, or last-ditch personal defense, but it was an impressive sword in any case, looking like the ancient Roman gladius, and was a good seller for Ames with significant numbers going to fraternal organizations, militia units, and states by direct purchase or, under the 1808 “Act for arming the militia,” by request from the U.S., which Ames encouraged as part of his marketing. Army usage was designated also for infantry sergeants and likely carried by musicians as well, until relegated to heavy (foot) artillery use with the introduction of the 1840 sword patterns. Army between 18 and was modeled on the French 1816 pattern for artillerymen on foot, but in U.S. This sword was among the new standardized patterns adopted by the U.S. This is a nice example of the US regulation Model 1832 short sword with its scabbard that shows not only some of the changes in the marking of these swords over time, but also a very Confederate alteration of the scabbard throat so that it could be carried simply on a regular waist belt rather than having to use a short sword belt or employ a separate belt frog. Shipping: Determined by Method & Location of buyer
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