US MODEL 1840 CAVALRY OFFICER’S SABER PRESENTED TO 1ST LT. CHARLES H. BAKER, 1ST MAINE CAVALRY, CHRISTMAS 1861

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Item Code: 870-251

Manufactured: Philadelphia, PA

Maker: W. H. Horstmann & Sons

Year: 1861

Model: 1840 cavalry officer

Size: 32 inch blade, 1.23 wide, .367 thick

Condition: Excellent+

A fine Horstmann Cavalry Officer Saber of a small size. The knuckle bow is inscribed: “Presented to 1st Lieut. C. H. Baker by Co. H, 1st Maine Cavalry. Christmas 1861.” The sword is in super condition with a M1840 style blade with stands of arms and foliate scroll work. The obverse has “W.H. Horstmann / & Sons / Philadelphia.” The blade washer is blue wool. The branches are decorated inside and outside. The pommel has leaf designs. The grip is sharkskin with dragoon twist wire and two flanking strands. The scabbard is polished steel with all steel mountings.

Charles H. Baker was a 26 year old resident of Skowhegan, ME when he enlisted as a 1st Lieutenant on 11/5/61. On that date he was commissioned into Co. H, 1st Maine Cavalry. He resigned on 6/14/62. Applied for a pension on 6/6/1879; his widow applied for a pension on 12/19/1921. Following the war Baker moved to Chicago, where he died on 11/9/1921; he is buried in Mount View Cemetery in Camden, ME along with his wife Emily.

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