Flea Market Sword - HELP!

[dahofman]

Hi guys! This is my first post to treasurenet. I absolutely love this site! I have been following the site for many years now. Today, I went to a flea market/fall festival in Central Indiana. While walking around, I saw a small sword that caught my eye. Often time, I will see swords and they look like cheap movie props. This one looked noticeably different. It is roughly 20 inches long and the blade is approximately 14 1/2 inches. On the top of the knuckle guard there is a star carved into the circle (at the base of the blade.) It has the word T -E -X-A-S carved around the star. I assume this is the lonestar of texas. At the base of the blade, there are a few identifying marks. One states "B&G CO" and the other states "TEXAS CS CRU?NANCE ARTILLARY." When I began examining the sword, I wondered if the "CS" stood for Confederate States. I tried to talk to the seller, but he didn't know anything about it. I know swords can be reproduced and faked. Does anyone have any information on this sword or on whether it may be legitimate? I only paid $40.00 for it, so if it is fake it is not an extreme loss. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Regards,

dahofman

 

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[Lafitte Deux]

Welcome aboard dahofman!
I can't help with the sword ID,
but if you post this in the What Is It?
section there are plenty of good folk who can.

 

[dahofman]

Wonderful! Thank you.

 

[ECS]

... It is roughly 20 inches long and the blade is approximately 14 1/2 inches. On the top of the knuckle guard there is a star carved into the circle (at the base of the blade.) It has the word T -E -X-A-S carved around the star. I assume this is the lonestar of texas. At the base of the blade, there are a few identifying marks. One states "B&G CO" and the other states "TEXAS CS CRU?NANCE ARTILLARY." When I began examining the sword, I wondered if the "CS" stood for Confederate States...






Regards,

dahofmanView attachment 1062372View attachment 1062373View attachment 1062375

In 1861,the Confederates captured the US ORDNANCE DEPOT at San Antonino,Texas,which held uniforms,small arms,swords,knapsacks,etc,which were modified for the CSA.Later,during the War of Northern Aggression,some manufacturing equiptment was added by the Confederates.
The markings may be TEXAS CS ORDNANCE ARTILLARY and the B & G Co may designate a Confederate military unit,or the original US Army contractor.
A nice find!

 

[parsonwalker]

I'm no authority on Edged Weapons at all, and I've never seen a CW sword that looked like yours. But the patina and pitting sure looks right to me . . . hard to fake that.

 

[geologyjohn]

Absolutely fake. Seen my share in 50 years of collecting CW.
As an example of fake Confederate side knives, look at the FAKE section shown on the "Arizona Swords" website (google it). Lots of photos there.