This edged weapon is the pre-Civil War style specimen that the U.S. Ordnance Department designated as the Noncommissioned Officer’s Sword, Model 1840. An original mid-war piece, this Emerson and Silver contract NCO sword was produced by their Trenton, New Jersey firm during the Civil War. Dated 1863, the sword is in good condition and features a 32” long, semi-bright, straight, single-edged blade. Blade bears a single broad fuller that extends from the ricasso to just near the point or tip. Obverse ricasso displays the stampings “U.S. / DFM / 1863” while the reverse ricasso exhibits the maker’s mark “EMERSON (in an arc) / & SILVER / TRENTON / NJ”.

The cast brass hilt is tight and features an imitation wire-wrapped ribbed grip. Pommel is globular with a capstan-style rivet. Sword does not retain its original red felt pad or washer at the hilt. At the point where the knucklebow / quillon crosses the blade there sits a brass cast, double kidney-shaped counterguard. Sword blade has acquired a mottled medium gray mellow patina overall. Brass holds an untouched bronze patina.

Sword comes complete with its original, undented iron scabbard body that was once japanned, but most of the blacking has been flaked off. Scabbard’s brass throat appears to have been repaired and reattached to the scabbard body via brazing and a with a small brass screw. Retains the hook attachment for the frog. Brass drag which has accumulated a rich bronze patina is strong and bears the government inspector’s mark of “DFM.”

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