Posted 10 years ago
Chrisnp
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The 1840 Musician’s sword is essentially the same as the 1840 NCO sword I posted last week, but without the kidney shaped double counter-guard and four inches shorter. The shorter length has been attributed to the fact that many Army bandsmen in the mid-19th century were mere boys, some as young as twelve. Although normally not expected to fight, musicians commonly accompanied their regiments onto the battlefield, so this sword was made to function as a defensive weapon.
The 28 inch blade is single edged with a broad fuller running almost the entire length. At the base of the blade is a stamped scroll reading “Made by AMES Mfg Co CHICOPEE MASS.” The other side is marked “US” over “CSL” over the year “1864”. CSL was government arms inspector Charles S. Lowell. The hilt is brass with imitation wire wrapped grip stamped out of brass. The middle of the knuckle guard has another small inspector’s stamp that I can’t decipher.
Again Chris, I wish I had more time to BS with you but still recovering from the flu, the usual Jacky problems & trying to catch up on work on flying machines. I've gotten to where I dread weekends because of the amount of junk dumped on on CW that I get tired of scanning too fast. My major accomplishment this week is probably getting agh-cough to slow down on the CW junk mail posted. Hope it last but doubt it. Get back to you when I get caught up. I keep watching for your posts or would drop out. Bonne annee!
Glad you continue to hang around Blunder. The next several posts will be CW swords.
Well Chris, things have changed. My job description now is "professional waiter". I wait on this, wait on that, wait on them and wait on those. Next week will probably be flood control as everything & everybody seems to come all at once.
Think I'll hit The Soggy Dollar tonite & continue my study of St. Maarten wild life. LOL
Thanks for the love Battlegear, Blunder, Racer4four and Jewels.
Wish you well down in the islands Blunder. I always imagine you living like you are in some Jimmy Buffett song down there, and sorry to hear differently.
Looks like a functional weapon. Probably easier to handle than the cavalry sabers of the day.
Well, if you were on foot, this would certainly be better to carry and use - if mounted, the saber had better reach, was better at slashing at the enemy while mounted, and not much problem to carry since the horse was doing most of the work.