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M1850 FOOT OFFICERS SWORD.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 300.00 USD
M1850 FOOT OFFICERS SWORD.
Overall length: 36 1/4". Blade length: 30 1/4". Blade is etched over 2/3 of its length w/ various military, patriotic & foliate motifs. Blade is etched near the ricasso, “Ames Mfg. Co. Chicopee Mass”. Gilded brass hilt. Wire wrapped sharkskin grip. No scabbard. CONDITION: blade has a dark patina w/ crusty areas of red oxidation & what appears to be white paint. Etching is a bit hard to see. Only traces of gilding remain on the hilt mixing w/ a very dark patina. Sharkskin grip has shrunk & is about 50% complete. Wire is quite loose. (02-14189-1/BF). $200-300.