Recovery of a family sword

[us_milcoll]

Originally Posted by Rick

Private purchase perhaps ?




//(pardon the alliteration )

Yes...in my humble opinion from collecting militaria. Definetly a private purchase sword, before seeing the Clauberg mark...I had assumed by the hilt that it was of French origins. As some French produced 1850 Staff & Fields have the same ornate 3-5 bar hilts with similar butt caps, and the distinctive raised floral work down the backstrap.
But then no surprise the French influenced a lot of the sword stylings used in Europe, and the US at that time. So much so that swords of the style were often considered a mark of distinction among officers of the period.

A very nice sword w/ history...glad to see it where it belongs.