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U.S. Model 1840 Heavy Cavalry Saber by Hortsmann

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U.S. Model 1840 Heavy Cavalry Saber by Hortsmann
This sword measures 40 3/4'' overall with a 35 5/8'' curved blade equipped with wide and narrow fullers. The blade remains mostly bright with light scabbard marks, scattered fine oxidation and freckles, slightly heavier along the main edge. The obverse ricasso has an obscured Emerson & Silver Keystone mark, (Hortsmann purchased 5000 blades from Emerson & Silver in 1862 and are so marked) while the reverse ricasso is marked ''HORTSMAN / PHILA.''. The hilt has a brass three branch guard, Phrygian pommel and a black leather covered wood grip wrapped in braided brass wire, there is no inspector markings on the pommel. The brass has toned to bright ocher with some tiny impact marks, the leather covering shows light scuffing and wire is missing in one of the grooves leaving the wrapping slightly loose. The steel scabbard has been cleaned to bright silver with spots of gray shadowing and remnants of light pitting, more so in the throat area. A very good plus 1840 Horstmann ''Wrist Breaker''. (5A11738-SW5) [John A. Micavich Collection] (700/900)
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