Model 1850 Non-regulation Foot Officer's Sword

Description:

Model 1850 Non-regulation Foot Officer's Sword, c. 1861-65, brass hilt of simplified pattern with a shagreen-wrapped wooden grip, ricasso marked HORSTMANN/DRUCKER, and on the opposite side NEWYORK, steel scabbard with two carrying rings, blade lg. 31 3/4, overall lg. 37 1/2 in.

Provenance: From the collection of the late Peter F. Frazier and M. Prudence Fleck.
Estimate $300-500

Grip missing some of shagreen, blade and scabbard in very good condition.


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