American Horseman's Saber.

Description:

American Horseman's Saber. c. 1775-85, brass hilt with two branches extending from an elliptical counter-guard to a tapering knuckle bow, turned pommel with tall capstan, carved cherry grip with thin brass wire wrapping; slightly curved single-edge blade with one narrow fuller, blade lg. 33, overall lg. 38 3/4 in.

Literature: This sword is illustrated and described in George C. Neumann, Battle Weapons of the American Revolution (Texarkana: Scurlock, 1998),p. 360, fig. 171.SS.
Estimate $1,000-2,000

Hilt has a small crack between the two branches where they joint the counter-guard, hilt is a bit loose on the blade tang; blade has a mottled gray surface with a few small areas of minor pitting.


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