REVOLUTIONARY WAR AMERICAN 4-SLOT HORSEMAN’S SABER WITH ORIGINAL SCABBARD.

REVOLUTIONARY WAR AMERICAN 4-SLOT HORSEMAN’S SABER WITH ORIGINAL SCABBARD. This sword measures about 38″ in scabbard with a 31″ flat unfullered blade. Hilt is a classic large brass 4-slotted guard with knuckle bow terminating into brass ferulle below a 1-1/4″ bulbous 2-banded pommel. Grip is spirally cut with a unique thin trough at high points to hold single strand of brass wire. Accompanying scabbard is tooled leather with brass tip and brass throat with frog button. Attached with iron pins. This is a very nice American horseman’s saber with a classic guard. Similar examples are pictured in Neumann’s and Moore’s books on Revolutionary War accouterments. CONDITION: Sword overall is in very good condition. Blade is gray still showing original tool marks with scattered areas staining and pitting. Accompanying scabbard is solid but leather body is very worn, flaked and cracked, missing over half of its original dyed surface. Leather body has been redyed to cover old scuffs and scrapes. Brass mounts apparently were just fitted by punch marks into the leather but as leather aged, small hand-made square shanked tacks now hold mounts in place. Brass mounts and hilt have been cleaned. Hilt and pommel show more of a yellow patina where mounts show a bit of a darker patina probably due to different alloys in the brasses. Frog button on top mount has same patina as hilt. 4-41487 JS128 (3,000-4,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2011

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
	2318	$3,450.00	REVOLUTIONARY WAR AMERICAN 4-SLOT HORSEMAN’S SABER WITH ORIGINAL SCABBARD. This sword measures about 38″ in scabbard with a 31″ flat unfullered blade. Hilt is a classic large brass 4-slotted guard with knuckle bow terminating into brass ferulle below a 1-1/4″ bulbous 2-banded pommel. Grip is spirally cut with a unique thin trough at high points to hold single strand of brass wire. Accompanying scabbard is tooled leather with brass tip and brass throat with frog button. Attached with iron pins. This is a very nice American horseman’s saber with a classic guard. Similar examples are pictured in Neumann’s and Moore’s books on Revolutionary War accouterments. CONDITION: Sword overall is in very good condition. Blade is gray still showing original tool marks with scattered areas staining and pitting. Accompanying scabbard is solid but leather body is very worn, flaked and cracked, missing over half of its original dyed surface. Leather body has been redyed to cover old scuffs and scrapes. Brass mounts apparently were just fitted by punch marks into the leather but as leather aged, small hand-made square shanked tacks now hold mounts in place. Brass mounts and hilt have been cleaned. Hilt and pommel show more of a yellow patina where mounts show a bit of a darker patina probably due to different alloys in the brasses. Frog button on top mount has same patina as hilt. 4-41487 JS128 (3,000-4,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2011 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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