Description: For your consideration is a solid example of a relatively scarce pre-Civil War militia officer’s sword pattern, commonly referred to as a “dog’s head” or “pistol grip”-pommel sword amongst collectors. This particular sword is in good condition compared to most extant examples of this pattern. The horn grip has a couple small chips but as you can see, nothing serious. The original chain guard is present & undamaged, and all the iron/steel hilt components remain solidly attached to one another with a nice patina. It even still has its leather washer. The blue/gilt spadroon blade is in nice shape as well, the only issue being an area of pitting concentrated about a foot from the hilt. Other than that, it’s in remarkable condition for a sword approaching 200 years old. While there aren’t any visible maker’s marks that I can see, the scant amount of information in reference books concerning this pattern attribute variants of this design to Ames as well as an unnamed Prussian/German manufacturing firm. I’d wager this sword is from that unknown firm due to the blade’s decoration; many sword blades exported from there to the United States during those days share similar characteristics. Unfortunately, there isn’t a scabbard.
Price: 695 USD
Location: Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts
End Time: 2024-02-17T18:44:11.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Theme: Militaria
Original/Reproduction: Original
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
