$523
Non-Regulation Foot Officer's Sword, c. 1861-65, steel hilt with an eagle and U S on the counter-guard, shagreen and wire-wrapped grip, engraved steel blade marked F. HORSTER/SOLINGEN , and a steel scabbard with two carrying rings, blade lg. 32 1/2, overall lg. 38 in. Provenance: Sold to benefit the acquisition fund of the Fort Ticonderoga Museum.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-10-28