Sold for:
$4,500
$4,500
Ames 1850 Staff & Field Sword, c. mid to late 19th century, gilt-brass hilt with foliate designs and US on the handguard, shagreen grip with brass wire wrap, steel blade marked with an eagle, panoply of arms, foliate designs, a U.S. , and above ricasso with Ames Mfg. Co Chicopee Mass. , brown steel blade with gilt-brass fittings, one marked AMES MFG. CO. CHICOPEE MASS , blade lg. 30 3/8, overall lg. 37 3/4 in. Provenance: From the collection of W. Scott Ferriss.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-11-02
