This auction is for a rare famous original antique U.S. M-1832 Artillery Short Sword w/original scabbard, marked on the sword: N.P. AMES - SPRINGFIELD - UNITED STATES - 1842 - and marked on the scabbard ball tip: J.H. - This classic weapon was made in the style of an ancient Roman Short Sword, was used in the Mexican War, in the Civil War, and up to the 1870's by the U.S. There have been some that have been dug up in Civil War Battlefields. This classic double edge short sword has the iconic American Eagle logos on the tang and both sides of the brass handle pommel, single and double fullers o... |