CONFEDERATE WOOD SCABBARD CAVALRY SABER.

CONFEDERATE WOOD SCABBARD CAVALRY SABER. 36” unstopped fullered blade. Leather grip with single iron wire wrap. Scabbard is wood with sheet iron mounts with brass throat and brass rings. Manufacturer of this sword is thought to be either Marshall of Atlanta, Georgia or Kraft, Goldschmidt and Kraft of Columbia, South Carolina. Note, This sword was originally acquired by the consignor’s parents from the estate of Mrs. Elmer of Greenport, New York, a niece of Gen. George Armstrong Custer. Also included in this auction is an important George an d Libby Custer archive from this same estate. The sword was purportedly at one time owned by George Armstrong Custer and was probably a Civil War souvenir collected by Custer himself. Regardless, this is a fine example of the classic wood scabbard cavalry saber and a better example would be hard to obtain. CONDITION: Blade is gray/bright with small areas of scattered pitting. Blade retains orig protective washer. Leather grip is intact with areas of scuffing and wear. Hilt retains untouched attic type patina. Scabbard body has about a 10” x 2” scraped area where a possible inscription in the wood was removed. The rest of scabbard body retains a varnish coating. Scabbard mounts retain much orig black paint. Drag is held on bottom mount by only about 1/3 of its orig solder (It was possibly dropped on drag.) but is still solidly attached, drags on this pattern are often missing. Drag retains only 1 of its orig 4 pins that attach the drag to scabbard body. 4-30900 JS8 (7,000-9,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 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
	257	$15,525.00	CONFEDERATE WOOD SCABBARD CAVALRY SABER. 36” unstopped fullered blade. Leather grip with single iron wire wrap. Scabbard is wood with sheet iron mounts with brass throat and brass rings. Manufacturer of this sword is thought to be either Marshall of Atlanta, Georgia or Kraft, Goldschmidt and Kraft of Columbia, South Carolina. Note, This sword was originally acquired by the consignor’s parents from the estate of Mrs. Elmer of Greenport, New York, a niece of Gen. George Armstrong Custer. Also included in this auction is an important George an d Libby Custer archive from this same estate. The sword was purportedly at one time owned by George Armstrong Custer and was probably a Civil War souvenir collected by Custer himself. Regardless, this is a fine example of the classic wood scabbard cavalry saber and a better example would be hard to obtain. CONDITION: Blade is gray/bright with small areas of scattered pitting. Blade retains orig protective washer. Leather grip is intact with areas of scuffing and wear. Hilt retains untouched attic type patina. Scabbard body has about a 10” x 2” scraped area where a possible inscription in the wood was removed. The rest of scabbard body retains a varnish coating. Scabbard mounts retain much orig black paint. Drag is held on bottom mount by only about 1/3 of its orig solder (It was possibly dropped on drag.) but is still solidly attached, drags on this pattern are often missing. Drag retains only 1 of its orig 4 pins that attach the drag to scabbard body. 4-30900 JS8 (7,000-9,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 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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