U.S. CIVIL WAR FOOT OFFICER”S SWORD WITH “CSA” and “FIVE FORKS” ON SCABBARD.

U.S. CIVIL WAR FOOT OFFICER”S SWORD WITH “CSA” and “FIVE FORKS” ON SCABBARD. This sword is a standard model 1850 Foot Officer’s Saber agent marked Schuyler, Hartley and Graham, New York. Blade has typical American patriotic motifs. The hilt is typically florally decorated. The scabbard mounts are engraved including a patriotic eagle on the drag. What makes this sword so unusual is the soldier scratched on design of CSA in a medallion on a pedestal above the words “Five Forks”. If only this sword could talk, what stories could it tell – was it captured at Five Forks by a Confederate soldier? Was this sword taken from the body of an Union officer found dead on the battlefield? The Battle of Five Forks was fought on April 1, 1865, southwest of Petersburg, Virginia, in Dinwiddie County, during the Appomattox Campaign of the American Civil War. The battle, sometimes referred to as the ” Waterloo of the Confederacy,” pitted Union Major General Philip H. Sheridan against Confederate Major General George E. Pickett of Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia. Pickett’s loss at Five Forks triggered Lee’s decision to abandon his entrenchments around Petersburg and begin the retreat that led to his surrender at Appomattox Court House on April 9. CONDITION: Overall very good. Blade is gray/bright was scattered pitting and staining. Etching is very good. Leather grip is about 90% intact and the wire wrap is complete. Scabbard overall is good as cleaned. 4-32953 JS501 (2,500-3,500)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1341	$2,012.00	U.S. CIVIL WAR FOOT OFFICER”S SWORD WITH “CSA” and “FIVE FORKS” ON SCABBARD. This sword is a standard model 1850 Foot Officer’s Saber agent marked Schuyler, Hartley and Graham, New York. Blade has typical American patriotic motifs. The hilt is typically florally decorated. The scabbard mounts are engraved including a patriotic eagle on the drag. What makes this sword so unusual is the soldier scratched on design of CSA in a medallion on a pedestal above the words “Five Forks”. If only this sword could talk, what stories could it tell – was it captured at Five Forks by a Confederate soldier? Was this sword taken from the body of an Union officer found dead on the battlefield? The Battle of Five Forks was fought on April 1, 1865, southwest of Petersburg, Virginia, in Dinwiddie County, during the Appomattox Campaign of the American Civil War. The battle, sometimes referred to as the ” Waterloo of the Confederacy,” pitted Union Major General Philip H. Sheridan against Confederate Major General George E. Pickett of Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia. Pickett’s loss at Five Forks triggered Lee’s decision to abandon his entrenchments around Petersburg and begin the retreat that led to his surrender at Appomattox Court House on April 9. CONDITION: Overall very good. Blade is gray/bright was scattered pitting and staining. Etching is very good. Leather grip is about 90% intact and the wire wrap is complete. Scabbard overall is good as cleaned. 4-32953 JS501 (2,500-3,500) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007 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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