CONFEDERATE CIVIL WAR CAVALRY SABER & SCABBARD

Description

K42Q, Very rare today. Made from various sword parts salvaged from parts found on battlefields. The arms shortage of the South demanding such salvaging and they lost anyway. This specimen exhibits a common variety; an iron basket hilt from an 1830's US militia officer cavalry saber, an 1860 US cavalry saber blade marked PDL (a Philadelphia maker of blade?) in a cartouche and a field made bone handle with handmade steel caps. The steel scabbard is missing the rings, grommet throat and drag tip but fits perfectly. Considerable deep brown patina with much surface pitting, but sound and showing crude yet stout and practical workmanship. Also shows much use, 32" grooved steel blade with spear point tip, overall length unsheathed 36". The bone grip is probably from the beefsteak hunch they all ate at the campfire, or a bovine calf, which was crudely shaped with a knife. All original, ship weight is 5 pounds.