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  2. Model 1840 army noncommissioned officers' sword - Wikipedia

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    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]

  3. List of historical swords - Wikipedia

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    The original Sword of State of South Carolina (early 18th century) was used from 1704 to 1941, when it was stolen. [62] [63] A replacement Sword of State of South Carolina (1800) was used between 1941 and 1951. It was a cavalry sword from the Charleston Museum and was used in the War of 1812 and the American Civil War. [62]

  4. 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 80,000 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 ...

  5. Gothic hilted British infantry swords - Wikipedia

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    Many sergeants' swords were made by Mole of Birmingham and some by Thurkle of London. Some sergeants' swords feature a brass grip instead of the usual shark skin grip. The Royal Welch Fusiliers were entitled to carry a variation on the 1822 sword wherein the cypher of the monarch on the guard was replaced with the feathers of the Prince of Wales.

  6. Model 1840 Cavalry Saber - Wikipedia

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    It was adopted due to the army's dissatisfaction with its predecessor the model 1833 Dragoon Saber, the first cavalry sword adopted by the US Army. [3] The iron-hilted M1833 was based on a Napoleonic -era British sword used by heavy cavalry and reputed to wrap "rubber like around a man's head and was only good for cutting butter". [ 4 ]

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

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    During the years before the war, many Confederate officers, including General Robert E. Lee carried this sword in the Indian campaigns. [1] Although intended for officers of the rank of major and above, since swords were items of private purchase and not government issue, there was nothing to stop officers of any rank from owning one. [2]

  8. Category:Swords of the United States - Wikipedia

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    M. M1860 Cutlass; Mameluke sword; Model 1832 foot artillery sword; Model 1840 army noncommissioned officers' sword; Model 1840 Cavalry Saber; Model 1840 light artillery saber

  9. Pooley Sword - Wikipedia

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    Materials used in sword production must meet or exceed MOD specification. Blades are made from high carbon steel. The guards and back plates are made from forged mild steel and hand embellished before nickel-plating. The guards for the RAF and Royal Navy Swords are cast in brass, chased and then gold-plated.

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