Artillery Sword 1836 AMES With Scabbard And Belt, VERY RARE ITEM PRICE REDUCED For Sale

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Artillery Sword 1836 AMES With Scabbard And Belt, VERY RARE ITEM PRICE REDUCED:
$1800.00

GREAT EXAMPLE OF A FOOT ARTILLERY SWORD AMES 1836 WITH.

Approved with the 1832 regulation and it resembles a Roman gladiator sword. It theoretically was intended as a last line of defense for the artilleryman, but more practical use was the whacking of weeds and brush to prepare an artillery placement. Standard features include a brass handle with eagle cast on the pommel, cast fish scales for the grip, blade has two fullers stopped with the ricasso on the upper blade, and single fuller on the tip, scabbard is leather with brass mountings. Sword was manufactured by NP Ames, Springfield, Massachusetts. Mark on the ricasso: \"N P AMES / SPRINGFIELD\" and \"UNITED / STATES / 1836. Additional inspector marks on handle, ORD. HKC Mark.Blade length 19in. Superb historical pice. Please see pictures.