Folks
I recently acquired a saber at an auction this past week,and I have a couple of questions. : First....the sword is marked at the hil " Thomas Griswold co. New Orleans. On the other side of the blade, also at the hilt, is stamped 1861. Note of interest : the 1861 stamping seems a bit crooked in comparrison to the Company logo stamp on the other side. As for the handle, it is wooden and features the "gold" colored wire hilt wrapped around the handle. The scabbard is solid steel...and has 44 stamped at the bottom. Also barely visible on the blade is a light colored(which appears to have originally been white) stam : CSA. Also on the back of the handle are the Initials in an older style script: Cpt...J.N.L. This saber is not ornately deocrated or facy, but seemsto be moreof the 'plane-jane' style cavalry saber model. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Henry Northump
I recently acquired a saber at an auction this past week,and I have a couple of questions. : First....the sword is marked at the hil " Thomas Griswold co. New Orleans. On the other side of the blade, also at the hilt, is stamped 1861. Note of interest : the 1861 stamping seems a bit crooked in comparrison to the Company logo stamp on the other side. As for the handle, it is wooden and features the "gold" colored wire hilt wrapped around the handle. The scabbard is solid steel...and has 44 stamped at the bottom. Also barely visible on the blade is a light colored(which appears to have originally been white) stam : CSA. Also on the back of the handle are the Initials in an older style script: Cpt...J.N.L. This saber is not ornately deocrated or facy, but seemsto be moreof the 'plane-jane' style cavalry saber model. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Henry Northump
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