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2. Model 1850 Army Staff & Field Officers' Sword - Wikipedia

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   Blade length. 32 inches. Scabbard / sheath. Leather or Steel. The Model 1850 Army Staff and Field Officer 's Sword was carried by all members of staff departments, Field Grade officers of Artillery and Infantry, Company Grade Officers of Light Artillery, Staff Officers and Aides-de-Camp between 1850 and 1872. It was based on a French pattern.

3. Model 1860 Light Cavalry Saber - Wikipedia

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   J.E.B. Stuart with his 1860 saber. It is shorter, lighter and less curved than the 1840 model 1860 saber. The Model 1860 Light Cavalry Saber (also known as the M1862 as this was when the first 800 were issued) [1] is a long sword made of steel and brass, used by US cavalry from the American Civil War [2] until the end of the Indian wars; some were still in use during the Spanish–American War ...

4. Model 1840 army noncommissioned officers' sword - Wikipedia

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   Leather scabbard. The Model 1840 noncommissioned officers' sword was adopted by the United States military in 1840. Based primarily on a sword used by the French Army, the model 1840 NCO proved somewhat heavy hilted and ill balanced. For over 70 years, it was widely used by the Army; today its usage is restricted to ceremonial occasions. [1]

5. Model 1840 Cavalry Saber - Wikipedia

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   The Model 1840 Cavalry Saber was based on the 1822 French hussar 's sabre. Unlike its replacement, the Model 1860 Light Cavalry Saber, the M1840 has a ridge around its quillon, a leather grip wrapped in wire (rather than grooves cut into the wooden handle) and a flat, slotted throat. It is 44 inches (110 cm) long with a 35-inch (89 cm) blade [1 ...

6. United States Marine Corps noncommissioned officer's sword

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   Black leather scabbard, two brass mounts, frog stud. The Marine Corps noncommissioned officer's sword is a sword worn by noncommissioned officers (NCOs) and staff noncommissioned officers (SNCOs) of the United States Marine Corps. The NCO sword was adopted in 1859 and is patterned after the United States Army 's foot officers' sword of 1850.

7. Civil War General William T. Sherman's sword and other ... - AOL

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   Bidders will fight with their dollars next week at an Ohio auction house for the sword of the Civil War Union general who led a scorched-earth campaign across Georgia and coined the phrase “War ...