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M1860 Field & Staff Sword Loyal Legion/ OUAM

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 400.00 USD
M1860 Field & Staff Sword Loyal Legion/ OUAM
Named Model 1860 US Army Field & Staff Sword in Scarce Configuration for OUAM & Loyal Legion. This is a Model 1860 United States Army Field and Staff sword in a scarce configuration, as worn by OUAM (The Order of United American Mechanics) members. The OUAM was organized during Philadelphia anti-immigrant rioting in 1844-1845. One side of the blade is named to the original owner of the sword, W.M. Sherman of the OUAM, floral etched with arm holding a hammer. The other side bears a Masonic square & compass symbol, and eagle, and the words LOYAL LEGION & OUMA. The reference to Loyal Legion, or Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States (MOLLUS) means the sword may have a Civil War connection to the group. The MOLLUS organization formed in 1865 after the assassination of President Lincoln to pledge renewed loyalty to the Union and thwart any attempts to overthrow the Federal government. The brass decorated knucklebow flows into a kidney-shaped counter-guard that is nicely ornamented on the stationary obverse side with a cast American eagle with shield. The reverse side guard exhibits an operational hinged guard that folds down when the sword was worn Grooved bone grip, and the 30" blade is maker marked W,M, Pettis, Troy NY. Overall very good condition, the grip has a couple of small chips at the top.