Imported Model 1850 Staff & Field Officer's Sword

Description:

Imported Model 1850 Staff & Field Officer's Sword, c. 1861-65, brass hilt with foliate designs and "US," steel blade marked on the ricasso "HORSTER/SOLINGEN," blade lightly etched with foliate designs, an eagle, and "US," with a brass-mounted steel scabbard, blade lg. 32 1/4, overall lg. 38 1/2 in.

Provenance: The collection of David F. Post.
Estimate $800-1,200

Hilt is loose on the blade, the blade has some light patination near the tip, and the brass drag on the scabbard has some wear from use.


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