Item Description
Original Item. Only One Available. This is a tremendous Officer’s sword dating from the American Revolutionary War to the Federal Period, around 1790, with most of its original scabbard. This lovely example has a stirrup-style hilt with a fluted dark horn grip and suspension ring hanging from the brass guard. This would have been utilized by an officer of infantry.
The sword features a straight 29” blade with a single fuller and false edge, which is in good condition for the length which was kept intact within its scabbard, but the final 3½” show some heavy oxidation due to having been unprotected. The entire blade shows past oxidation having been cleaned away, which has given it a lovely patina.
The dark horn grip has several breaks and cracks which have made it a bit loose, but it doesn’t appear to be in a position where the grip will fall out. The blade is rather tight to the hilt with just a small bit of looseness. The entire sword is 34⅛” long overall.
The original partial leather scabbard measures 25⅜”, and retains its gilded brass throat. The throat is crudely etched with the name S. Parsons EPE, but we couldn’t find much with this information, making for a great research project. The leather of the scabbard is heavily crazed and the stitching on the reverse is mostly gone with only a bit intact. Regardless, this scabbard is in fair display condition and complements the sword very well. To find any sword from this period with its original scabbard is next-to-impossible.
This is a fantastic example of an officer’s sword from the Revolutionary War to Federal era. Comes ready for further research and display.
Specifications:
Blade Length: 29”
Blade Style: Straight single-edge with fuller
Overall length: 34⅛”
Scabbard length: 25⅜”
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