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US M1833 ENLISTED DRAGOON SABER BY AMES.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:350.00 USD Estimated At:700.00 - 1,000.00 USD
US M1833 ENLISTED DRAGOON SABER BY AMES.
Overall length: 41". Blade length: 34". Quillback blade etched on one side “United States” over a swag of leaves. The blade has an etched mark near the hilt that reads “N.P.Ames Cutler Springfield 1836”. Brass hilt with a downturned disk quillon stamped “JM”. The top of the guard near the quillon is stamped “HKC” in a lozenge and “ORD.”. Plain 2 branch guard joins the knuckle bow 3/4 of the way to the pommel just below the slot for the knot. Stepped pommel with plain backstrap. Leather wire wrapped grip. Iron scabbard. CONDITION: blade has a dark gray mottled patina. Etching is light, but legible. Hilt is very slightly misshaped. Grip is approx. 80% and the wire is complete. Scabbard has a very dark patina with numerous scattered shallow dents. (02-19199/BF). $700-1,000.