Title
Sword from the Civil War era, 1861-1865. Creator: Ames Manufacturing Company.
Caption
A plain single-edged model M1840 steel sword without decoration and a distinctive turned-down reverse guard. The hilt has an urn-type pommel and single branch counterguard. The keystone mark on the ricasso is an Emerson & Silver keystone. The 26-inch blade is five or six inches shorter than a standard 31- or 32-inch NCO blade. A short blade normally identifies a sword as one carried by an officer of short stature, cadets, etc. The number “54” is stamped into the interior of the double clamshell guard. The sword shows no signs of wear.
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Reference
HRM21A73_186
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
License type
Rights managed
Available size
32,2Mb (580,8Kb) / 26,8in x 4,7in / 8053 x 1399 (300dpi)