Civil war sword???

stanjam

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I believe this is a civil war cavalry sword. If anyone knows more information on this I would appreciate it!

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Is there a mold seam on the edge of the scabbard? Is the date stamped on the blade? From your photos it does look like a cavalry saber, but there are a lot of repros floating around out there.
 

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The sword is currently at my father's, I will check next time I see it. I don't believe there is a seam, but I will check. Don't remember any dates that I could find. Most of the markings were pretty worn if I remember correctly.
 

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It looks very like mine , almost identical.Mine is dated on the blade quite elegantly with a makers name.
 

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Post some good photos on the sword forum, or post a link to your thread here on Tnet. These folks are the experts.


They have been a great help to me in the past.

http://www.swordforum.com/


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Buckles
 

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cobra_jet said:
Looks to be a Model 1860 US Cav. Saber to me.

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It looks like the one they called the wrist breaker ?
 

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I work with an older guy who has 2 swords that belonged to 2 of his ancestors that fought in the civil war. 1 fought for the north and the other for the south. They both look very much like your sword so I would say yes it is. You can usually tell how much action they saw by the amount of damage on the blade.
 

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