December Exceptional Estates Auction
Lot 171:
Description
Overall length approx. 40″, blade measures 34½”. Brass three-branch guard and pommel with wire-wrapped leather grip. Unmarked blade with single fuller and curved profile. Known as the “Wristbreaker,” this model was used by U.S. cavalry from the 1840s through the Civil War and remained in limited service afterward. TAGS: Civil War sword, cavalry weapon, U.S. Army saber, antebellum military, 19th century arms, American cavalry history. This item can be shipped in-house. Multiple lot combined shipping may require 3rd Party shipping.
Condition
No scabbard. See images.
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