An historic example of the Model 1832 foot artillery sword attached to its original white buff belt and buckle. The beautiful 19 1/2 inch blade has its original bright arsenal polish with some minor scratches from use. The blade is stamped "N.P. AMES" over “SPRINGFIELD” on one ricasso. The other ricasso is marked, “UNITED STATES / 1835”. The brass, raised feathered, hilt has a cruciform cross guard. The underside of the cross guard is clearly stamped “ORD”, and “HKC” in an oval cartouche. The scabbard is complete, and the leather has a good seam and only minor crackling and one horizontal crack that is not a break through the leather. The scabbard is sound. The cast brass two-piece belt "US" plate is in excellent condition, and the white buff belt is complete and in solid condition with good seams. It does some minor age stains which are to be expected. The original frog is in excellent condition with tight seams. The sword scabbard has never been out of this frog and due to natural age shrinkage, it would be impossible to get it out. The large, elongated brass drag shows period field use.

Inscribed in a hand and in ink (originally black now oxidized to brown) contemporary to the Civil War is the following: "Wm M. Miller. From Bull Runn. Battle Field". William M. Miller a common name will be very difficult to identify. Referring to the famous battle as Bull Run(n) rather than Manassas certainly makes him a Northerner. The use of the Heavy Artillery sword in with its white buff leather belt un-blackened, as per the US regulations of 1859, certainly points to its use in July of 1861 and to a Confederate. Finally, one would assume that the Bull Run referred to is the 1st Bull Run rather than the 2nd battle of late August 1862 if for no other reason than the fact that it is highly unlikely such swords were seeing use outside of artillery instillations by the second year of the conflict (unlikely not impossible). This is a museum piece!  [pe][ph:L]

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