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Historic Calvary Officer’s saber and leather knot with metal scabbard, Model 1860, approx. 42” overa

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Historic Calvary Officer’s saber and leather knot with metal scabbard, Model 1860, approx. 42” overa
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Historic Calvary Officer’s saber and leather knot with metal scabbard, Model 1860, approx. 42” overall with a 35” U.S. marked blade, in overall good condition with #78 stamped on back of three-branch guard, small #8 on pommel with “A.D.K.” inspector mark; #30 stamped on the right side of the scabbard’s drag. The blade shows traces of the U.S. marking with illegible dates and inspector’s marks but generally good overall, just worn. The brass guard shows an un-cleaned patina and the grip shows normal wear and aging to the leather covering and wire wrap. This sword belonged to Captain Adolph G. Bechaud who served in the Union’s 13th Illinois Cavalry with this piece descended from him directly through his family including a signed and notarized affidavit, a history of the family’s lineage, original newspaper articles on Captain Bechaud’s passing on March 5, 1919 and a Civil War era double sided gutta percha case with a CDV of the Captain on one side and a tintype of the Captain and a seated woman. Adolph Bechaud was born May 30, 1840 in Germany, came to the U.S. in 1853 to Fond du Lac, Wisconsin and enlisted in the Union Army at the outbreak of the Civil War. He fought primarily in the Western theater in Missouri, Mississippi and Arkansas. During the War he was involved in the famous capture of Confederate General John S. Marmaduke and subsequently began a life long friendship with the General who after the War, became Governor of Missouri. Bechaud became a successful banker and community leader upon his return to civilian life in Fond du Lac until his passing shortly after WW I. Est.: $1,500-$3,000.