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Origins of the M1852 US Navy Officer’s Sword: Main Article 11 New Regulation Navy Officer’s Swords 27 1 2 inches in length 187 00 12 New Regulation Navy Officer’s Swords 26 inches in length 204 00 35 Belts and Clamps 192 50 2 Packing Boxes 4 50 Paper 1 75 Total Invoice $793 75 Note that such a short service sword was not necessarily the norm in other navies of the time
Origins of the M1830, M1841, and M1852 Naval Officer Sword . . . Swords are always to be worn with uniform, when absent from the ship on duty ; or when on leave on foreign stations Swords and belts, presented to officers for public services, may be worn in full dress instead of the regulation sword and belt
I bought a possible Confederate McElroy Cavalry Officers Saber w . . . I don't believe it is a House of Swords replica either It reminds of some stuff that was coming out of China in the last 10 years There are more qualified experts out their than I am as I have only bought and sold enough authenticated Confederate maker known swords to count on one hand in 30 plus years collecting, buying and selling militaria
Dating a US Navy Officer M1852 Ceremonial Sword? I recently bought a US Navy officers ceremonial sword that looks pre-World War II era Is there a way to identify a date range for when it was made?
1847 US Cavalry AMES Sword. Is it real? - US MILITARIA FORUM It’s not well known because none of the many French-language specialty books on swords have been translated and also because Thilmann who wrote the most authoritative book on this US sword saber (also quoted in a post above) didn’t care as much about blade design as markings and hilts
Help withM1860 Cavalry saber by Ames - US MILITARIA FORUM When I look at these Civil War swords, I look for a few things The first, and easiest to inspect, is the inspection stamps opposite the manufacturer It is important to know that the inspection stamps are done at different times and at different stages of the manufacturing process
1870s US Cavalry insignia - US MILITARIA FORUM I am looking for an 1874-1880 US Cavalry crossed sword insignia but don’t know correct size and fasteners type I know there are a lot of reproduction and misidentified items for sale Also was the regiment number attached to the swords at this time I’m looking for one that would be appropriate
USMC M1859 Sergeants Sword - EDGED WEAPONS - U. S. Militaria Forum Initially all M1859 sergeants' swords were worn with a frog, but latter, probably the early 1880s, senior Staff NCOs were authorized to wear their swords with slings such as on your example Your sword seems to be stamped with the king's head mark of the Solingen sword-making firm of Weyersberg
US Navy uniform swords project: Sources - US MILITARIA FORUM 2 US Swords are only rarely designed from the ground up Most often they borrow from other militaries’ preexisting designs In the vast majority of cases, the two militaries most influential are British French Generally speaking, British influence is found earlier in our history, French later Only where any reasonable parallel between these two militaries’ known models or variations
1902 Army Officer Swords - EDGED WEAPONS - U. S. Militaria Forum This inter-war sword was manufactured by Carl Eickhorn in Solingen and was imported from Germany prior to World War II This Eickhorn logo will also be found on pre-war German swords and daggers View of the blade etching showing the eagle normally found on the obverse of these 1902 Army Officer Saber blades The eagle wings are generally spread from hilt to tip on the blade of US manufactured