ROBY CAVALRY SABER REPORTEDLY USED BY BVT. BRIG. GEN. JOSEPH DICKINSON.

ROBY CAVALRY SABER REPORTEDLY USED BY BVT. BRIG. GEN. JOSEPH DICKINSON. 1860 pattern saber with 35” slightly curved blade, marked on the left ricasso with the Roby stamp on the left ricasso and on the right “U.S. 1863” with inspector’s initial “M”. It has a 3-branch hand guard with wire & leather wrapped handle and its original iron scabbard. Dickinson enlisted as 1st Lieutenant with the 26th Pennsylvania Volunteers in May of 1861 and received a Presidential Commission by Abraham Lincoln to Captain in August of 1861. He was subsequently promoted to Major and Lt. Colonel for gallantry in battle and turned down a General’s star to stay in combat. He was wounded three times: at Williamsburg, at Fair Oaks and Gettysburg. The Gettysburg wound was most debilitating and caused his eventual resignation from the Army in 1864. Dickinson fought in a number of the major battles up to and including Gettysburg. It was in late June of 1863 that Gen. Dickinson, acting as Adjutant General to Gen. Meade surveyed the field and selected a little farmhouse on a Taneytown road for Mead’s headquarters which subsequently precipitated the Battle of Gettysburg. He died in 1904 as the result of complications from his wounds. Accompanying the lot is a signed letter from Thomas L. Gulick, who was Gen. Dickinson’s grandnephew from whom the sword was purchased. Additionally accompanies is pension requests and other documents from Dickinson as well as the military record of Robert H. Gulick (General Dickson’s nephew). CONDITION: Blade retains much original polish with some light surface staining and a few nicks toward the end. Hand guard is fine, the handle retains most of its original leather & wire wrap, the scabbard is dark brown patina overall, with no dents or damages. 4-51414 JR1173 (1,000-1,500)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2004

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
	620	$2,415.00	ROBY CAVALRY SABER REPORTEDLY USED BY BVT. BRIG. GEN. JOSEPH DICKINSON. 1860 pattern saber with 35” slightly curved blade, marked on the left ricasso with the Roby stamp on the left ricasso and on the right “U.S. 1863” with inspector’s initial “M”. It has a 3-branch hand guard with wire & leather wrapped handle and its original iron scabbard. Dickinson enlisted as 1st Lieutenant with the 26th Pennsylvania Volunteers in May of 1861 and received a Presidential Commission by Abraham Lincoln to Captain in August of 1861. He was subsequently promoted to Major and Lt. Colonel for gallantry in battle and turned down a General’s star to stay in combat. He was wounded three times: at Williamsburg, at Fair Oaks and Gettysburg. The Gettysburg wound was most debilitating and caused his eventual resignation from the Army in 1864. Dickinson fought in a number of the major battles up to and including Gettysburg. It was in late June of 1863 that Gen. Dickinson, acting as Adjutant General to Gen. Meade surveyed the field and selected a little farmhouse on a Taneytown road for Mead’s headquarters which subsequently precipitated the Battle of Gettysburg. He died in 1904 as the result of complications from his wounds. Accompanying the lot is a signed letter from Thomas L. Gulick, who was Gen. Dickinson’s grandnephew from whom the sword was purchased. Additionally accompanies is pension requests and other documents from Dickinson as well as the military record of Robert H. Gulick (General Dickson’s nephew). CONDITION: Blade retains much original polish with some light surface staining and a few nicks toward the end. Hand guard is fine, the handle retains most of its original leather & wire wrap, the scabbard is dark brown patina overall, with no dents or damages. 4-51414 JR1173 (1,000-1,500) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2004 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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