US MODEL 1850 STAFF OFFICER'S SWORD RECOVERED ON THE GETTYSBURG BATTLEFIELD - GEISELMAN COLLECTION

US MODEL 1850 STAFF OFFICER'S SWORD RECOVERED ON THE GETTYSBURG BATTLEFIELD - GEISELMAN COLLECTION

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$3,950.00 ON HOLD

Quantity Available: 1

Item Code: 102-24

Nice untouched relic. Peterson's Number 118. 31.75" long blade with very dark patina. None of the original etching is visible. Blade edge is extremely nicked and shows signs of having heavy use. Surface with some pitting and surface accumulation, rust. Unstopped fuller runs approximately 23" down blade. There are no visible markings on blade or ricasso. Guard is standard style for this sword with half basket guard ornamented with floral scrolls with .5" high "US" letters near top of guard. Wonderful untouched patina, scrolled quillion. Original grip in good condition with sharkskin covering very fine. Original double-strand twisted wire intact. Standard brass pommel cap with oak leaf decorations. Guard is slightly loose from lack of ricasso washer. Edged weapons from the Gettysburg battlefield are difficult to obtain and are rarely seen for sale. This item is identified on John Geiselman's museum listing. Specific location of the recovery on the Gettysburg Battlefield is unknown. Originally sold as item R11137.  [ph:L]

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The Horse Soldier was pleased to offer a number of items from the John P. Geiselman collection, a collection that was on display for many years at the Geiselman Country Store Museum on Barlow - Two Taverns Road. Geiselman began his collecting as a child in the early 1920s, and during the pre-World II period had access to artifacts that had been purchased earlier at the estate sales of the Trostle, Rogers, Rose, Weikert, and Wentz farms - local properties that figured prominently in the battle and its aftermath. During this period he had access as well to the Hill , Plank, and Stewart collections, and was able to acquire other items that had been sold from turn-of-the-century relics establishments such as the Danner, Ziegler, and Oak Ridge Museums. Furthermore, Geiselman carefully documented most artifacts, and collectors perusing the list will be able to note, in many instances, not only the source of the relic and the date of its recovery, but also the part of the battlefield from which it came. In other words, his collection is the last major grouping of Gettysburg artifacts assembled and documented by a local resident.

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