WAR OF 1812 NATHAN STARR US M1812/1813 CAVALRY SABER AND SCABBARD

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This is one of Nathan Starr’s improved Model 1812 sabers, also known as the 1812/13 pattern. Starr was burdened with changes to the number ordered by federal government- from 1,000 to 5,000, and then to 10,000- not necessarily a bad thing, but also with changes to the design specifications, and slow payments, with some of the swords thus going out the back door to militia units ready with cash in hand.

The most noticeable change in the 1812/13 version is the larger opening for the hand in the knucklebow and the tighter curve of the blade. This is a good example, with scabbard, and the blade clearly stamped on obverse near the base: “P / L.S. / N. STARR / US,” with the “P” (indicating proof -inspection- and acceptance by U.S. inspector Luther Sage) just a little light. The sword is the standard configuration using a 33-¼ inch clip-point blade that is 1-1/2 inches wide at the guard. The iron hilt is smooth metal with nice, deep brown color. The pommel with backstrap and separate ferrule at the guard are in in place. The hilt has the standard “reverse-P” shaped knucklebow, slotted for a sword knot and marked with an additional “P” proofmark on its exterior. As is common, the wood grip lacks a wire binding, but preserves about 40 percent of the leather wrap, more on the right than the left, with the exposed wood generally showing a smooth surface and warm brown color from handling. The sealing pad/washer is missing from the underside of the guard, showing the angled gap between the guard and blade shoulder. The blade is smooth metal, with good edge and point, and showing as a mix of medium silver-gray with darker gray stains.

The scabbard is complete, with screw-fastened, flat throat, narrow bands, rings and slim drag. The metal is deep brown, but with shallow crusty surface. The obverse shows a deep crease midway between the lower ring band and drag, with a slightly less deep ding below that, and shallower depression further down. The reverse shows corresponding creases to the first two, and a deep dent on the lower edge just above the drag.

The Starr 1812 is a key US military sword in the development of US cavalry arms carried by the regiments of U.S. light dragoons and by state cavalry units supplied with U.S. arms under the terms of the Militia Act.  [sr] [ph:L]

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