US MODEL 1840 NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER'S SWORD HILT

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Originally $225.00

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Item Code: R20091

This N.C.O. pattern sword was adopted by the War Department in 1840, and was based principally upon a type used by the French Army. The hilt is cast brass, grip ribbed in imitation of wire wrapping. Pommel is globular with a capstan rivet. Double kidney-shaped counterguard cast integrally with the knucklebow. One of the kidney-shaped guards is bent inward. Only 1/2" of the blade remains. Light green patina. Recovered in Culpeper, VA.

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