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THREE U.S. M 1840 NCO SWORDS AND A M1840 BAND SWOR

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 600.00 USD
THREE U.S. M 1840 NCO SWORDS AND A M1840 BAND SWOR
Auctions Imperial is pleased to announce our 2013 sale, to be held March 16 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Timonium, Maryland. Over 300 lots of choice antique arms and armor including armor, helmets, shields, swords, daggers, battleaxes, maces, halberds, matchlocks, flintlocks and percussion pieces will be offered. Our fine selection for 2013 includes broadswords, baskethilts, shamshirs, shashkas, palas, kindjals, khanjars, tulwars and spears, as well as chain mail and breastplates. This sale will also include important swords and daggers from the Greek War of Independence and the armor of the K...
All with brass hilts and single-edged blades, two with leather scabbards with brass mounts. Three marked MADE BY/ AMES MFG. CO/ CHICOPEE,/MASS on a scroll, and dated variously, 1860, 1863, 1864, under U.S. with inspector's initials. Overall length of the longest 101.2 cm.All ex-Higgins Armory Museum, Worcester, MA. Condition II