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AMES MODEL 1840 NCO SWORD WITH SCABBARD

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:600.00 - 800.00 USD
AMES MODEL 1840 NCO SWORD WITH SCABBARD
AMES MODEL 1840 NCO SWORD WITH SCABBARD. Hilt is cast brass. The grip is ribbed. Pommel is globular. The knuckle-bow is a flattened strip. Hilt has a double kidney-shaped counter-guard where the knuckle-box quillon crosses the blade. The quillon terminates above the blade in a flared finial.Blade is marked at ricasso “Made by/AMES MFG. Co./CHICOPEE” and “U.S./A.H.K./1864” on verso. Knuckle bow is marked with inspector mark “G.K.C.” and drag on scabbard is marked with inspector mark “G.K.C.” Black leather scabbard has brass throat and drag. There is a hook for the attachment to a frog on the obverse side of the throat. Drag shows minor denting. Total length: 38 ½”, Blade length: 32”