Sold for:
$56,880
$56,880
Silver mounted presentation sword , with a single fuller, a double edged blade, a double eagle headed crossguard, an embossed polychrome wasp on shell langet, and a shield and eagle with a ring through its nose pommel. Presentation reads Presented to Lieutenant James Biddle U.S.N. by the legislature of Pennsylvania, Dec. 1812 , 30" l. For reference please see The Pictorial Field-Book of the War of 1812 by Benson J. Lussing, Glendale, NY, published in 1869 and reprinted in 1970, pg. 453.
Auctioneer:
Pook & Pook
Date:
2013-01-12
