US Civil War M1860 Mansfield & Lamb Cavalry Sword, 1863
This item is listed for historical interest only. It was listed on our site previously but has been sold and is no longer available for purchase.
Sold for: $325.00

Original era manufacture. Standard 1860 pattern cavalry sword, with a 34 inch polished steel blade, produced by Mansfield & Lamb in 1863. The blade is clean, runs straight and true, with numerous spots of mottling to the blade surface. U.S. 1863 proof on the obverse ricasso, the reverse has a worn Mansfield & Lamb Forestdale R.I. logo. The brass three branch guard and pommel cap displays a mellow brass patina finish, with numerous property or unit markings on the surfaces. The original leather wrapped grip is intact, with a scuffed finish, showing wear of the original surface. Bound with a single strand of twisted brass wire. No scabbard. Overall, this old sword is quite sound, tight, with no looseness to the guard.