IOOF Ames Chicopee unique?

JoeCanada42 · 29th January 2021, 06:31 PM

Hello i am not Shure if this is the right section for a fraternal sword please forgive me if it is not.
I have a few questions about it and maybe someone can help me
I have seen Encampment swords before, but not like this one.
Anybody ever seen this style in a catalogue book?
anybody know if it may be a unique issue.
I believe it was owned by Mary Currie Barbour.
the mother of a PEI Senator, who himself went to Massachusetts for upgrading education. the date of this sword because it is Chicopee is approx. 1860? which was a significant time of expansion for the oddfellows and rebekahs.
Any oddfellows out there or rebekahs that can confirm my suspicions of owner, or suggest an alternative owner, and maybe i can find out if it is unique.
also is it possible because it is circa civil war era ames,, could i have a usable military issue blade, and not a ceremonial blade?
the blade does wobble a little in the handle.

29th January 2021, 06:31 PM	#1
JoeCanada42 Member Join Date: Jan 2021 Location: Canada Posts: 259	IOOF Ames Chicopee unique? Hello i am not Shure if this is the right section for a fraternal sword please forgive me if it is not. I have a few questions about it and maybe someone can help me I have seen Encampment swords before, but not like this one. Anybody ever seen this style in a catalogue book? anybody know if it may be a unique issue. I believe it was owned by Mary Currie Barbour. the mother of a PEI Senator, who himself went to Massachusetts for upgrading education. the date of this sword because it is Chicopee is approx. 1860? which was a significant time of expansion for the oddfellows and rebekahs. Any oddfellows out there or rebekahs that can confirm my suspicions of owner, or suggest an alternative owner, and maybe i can find out if it is unique. also is it possible because it is circa civil war era ames,, could i have a usable military issue blade, and not a ceremonial blade? the blade does wobble a little in the handle. Attached Images Last edited by JoeCanada42; 30th January 2021 at 01:57 AM.