Collection Highlights
The N. O. massacre
Date:
1866
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1866.43
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sword w/scabbard
Object Number:
1941.624ab
Date:
1860-1865
Medium:
Steel, brass, wood, leather; steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 42 1/4 x 5 x 4 1/8 in. ( 107.3 x 12.7 x 10.5 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on reverse of blade below hilt: mark with initials "B" and "M"
Description:
Saber with curved, single-edged steel blade with two fullers, one broad and one narrow; brass half-basket hilt with two branches on obverse side joining oval counter-guard; wooden grip covered in leather and wrapped with twisted wire; helmet-shaped pommel without surface decoration; steel scabbard with two carrying rings and asymmetrical drag.
Credit Line:
Gift of A. J. Bigley
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
