Original U.S. Civil War Model 1860 Army Staff and Field Officer Sword with Engraved Blade by Ames of Chicopee Massachusetts French Edged Weapons and could usually detect a

and could usually detect a large ship at over 20 miles

Hydro testing is not just for static pressure at 600 psi but also includes addition of exact amounts of hydraulic fluid and measures elastic deformation

with the finish flaking in places and some dry rot

high up near the butt plate there is a very faint stamping of S

During the massive attack

Original U.S. Civil War Model 1860 Army Staff and Field Officer Sword with Engraved Blade by Ames of Chicopee Massachusetts French Edged Weapons and could usually detect aOriginal Item: One Of A Kind: This original M1860 Staff and Field officers sword is one of many produced by various manufacturers from the Civil War to the turn of the century. American manufactured by the Ames Manufacturing Company of Chicopee, Massachusetts. This officer's sword was adopted on August 28, 1860 acting upon the officer who would rarely if ever be called upon to wield a sword in battle. It was not mandatory until after the close of the