MODEL 1860 AMES LIGHT CAVALRY SABER, 1857 CONTRACT

MODEL 1860 AMES LIGHT CAVALRY SABER, 1857 CONTRACT

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Item Code: 1306-11

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Model 1860 light cavalry saber by Ames Manufacturing Co., Chicopee, Massachusetts, reported to be one of the 1,000 made in 1857, the first year of manufacture. The brass hilt features a Phrygian helmet pommel and a basket guard consisting of a D-shaped knuckle bow with two side branches and an oval-shaped base. The wooden grip, with ridges and a center bulge, is wrapped in brown leather and twisted brass wire. The 34.5" curved blade has a wide stopped fuller with a narrow secondary fuller above it. Saber only; no scabbard.

The reverse ricasso is stamped "AMES MFg. Co./CHICOPEE/MASS". The obverse ricasso is stamped "U.S./A.D.K." for Army inspector A. D. King. The 1857 light cavalry sabers were unique in that they were not date stamped.

CONDITION

This saber has a serious condition issue: holes have been drilled through the quillon and pommel, presumably to hang the sword. A small broken screw remains on the guard. Otherwise it is in good condition. The brass portions of the hilt are in very good condition with an even light patina. The grip shows some wear-through but is approximately 80% complete and of uniform color. The blade is in very good condition with some signs of old corrosion, especially at the tip.   [ss] [ph:L]

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