PRESENTATION SWORD OF CAPT. JACOB ARNER, 28TH PENSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS.

PRESENTATION SWORD OF CAPT. JACOB ARNER, 28TH PENSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS. 31” double edged blade bearing military motifs and agent marking of “W.H. Horstmann & Sons Philadelphia. Hilt exhibits a spray of military arms with eagle standing on military shield with stars above his head. Pommel has cast patriotic shield surrounded by a laurel wreath. Grip is sheet silver with copper wire grip. Extra engraved cast decoration adorn pommel cap. Scabbard is steel with a 2-3/4” by 1” silver oval panel which reads, “Presented to / Capt. Jacob D. Arner / Co. E 28th Regi P.V.V. by the members / of his Company, as a mark of respect / and esteem for him as a / Gentleman and Soldier.” Captain Jacob Arner was born in 1830 and died in 1896. He served in the war from 1861 to 1865. His obituary in 1896 from Lehigh, Pennsylvania newspaper states, “The deceased enlisted in the late war at the very beginning and fought till the end, going in as a private and coming out as a Major. He first enlisted in Company E, Twenty-eighth Regiment, P.V. Such was his gallantry in the various engagements that he was promoted to second lieutenant, then to first lieutenant, afterwards to captain and finally to major.” “He was in the battles at Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Lookout Mountain, Atlanta, etc. The regiment developed one Major General, John W. Geary, its first commander, afterwards Governor of this State, also three Brig. Generals, Hector Tyndale, Ario Pardee, Jr., and John Flynn. It had five Colonels, Geary, Gabriel, Dekosponay, T.J. Abl, Flynn and Tyndale; also four LT Cols. and nine Majs. The last of these was Major Arner.” Accompany this lot is a formal studio photograph of Capt. Arner in 28th Regiment uniform from the US Army War College archives. Also included in this lot are copies of Arners service records and photographs of his tombstone where he is buried in Allentown, Pennsylvania. CONDITION: Blade is grey with scattered areas of pitting. 15” etched panels are 90%+ discernable. There is a new leather washer. Silver grip is very good and only shows a few small dents. Copper wire wrap is complete. Scabbard is painted black and has several dents. One pin sized hole is present near lower ring-mount of scabbard. 4-59052 JS29 (4,000-6,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2006

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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	902	$2,587.00	PRESENTATION SWORD OF CAPT. JACOB ARNER, 28TH PENSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS. 31” double edged blade bearing military motifs and agent marking of “W.H. Horstmann & Sons Philadelphia. Hilt exhibits a spray of military arms with eagle standing on military shield with stars above his head. Pommel has cast patriotic shield surrounded by a laurel wreath. Grip is sheet silver with copper wire grip. Extra engraved cast decoration adorn pommel cap. Scabbard is steel with a 2-3/4” by 1” silver oval panel which reads, “Presented to / Capt. Jacob D. Arner / Co. E 28th Regi P.V.V. by the members / of his Company, as a mark of respect / and esteem for him as a / Gentleman and Soldier.” Captain Jacob Arner was born in 1830 and died in 1896. He served in the war from 1861 to 1865. His obituary in 1896 from Lehigh, Pennsylvania newspaper states, “The deceased enlisted in the late war at the very beginning and fought till the end, going in as a private and coming out as a Major. He first enlisted in Company E, Twenty-eighth Regiment, P.V. Such was his gallantry in the various engagements that he was promoted to second lieutenant, then to first lieutenant, afterwards to captain and finally to major.” “He was in the battles at Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Lookout Mountain, Atlanta, etc. The regiment developed one Major General, John W. Geary, its first commander, afterwards Governor of this State, also three Brig. Generals, Hector Tyndale, Ario Pardee, Jr., and John Flynn. It had five Colonels, Geary, Gabriel, Dekosponay, T.J. Abl, Flynn and Tyndale; also four LT Cols. and nine Majs. The last of these was Major Arner.” Accompany this lot is a formal studio photograph of Capt. Arner in 28th Regiment uniform from the US Army War College archives. Also included in this lot are copies of Arners service records and photographs of his tombstone where he is buried in Allentown, Pennsylvania. CONDITION: Blade is grey with scattered areas of pitting. 15” etched panels are 90%+ discernable. There is a new leather washer. Silver grip is very good and only shows a few small dents. Copper wire wrap is complete. Scabbard is painted black and has several dents. One pin sized hole is present near lower ring-mount of scabbard. 4-59052 JS29 (4,000-6,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2006 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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