Sold for:
$3,600
$3,600
Gorham Model 1850 Staff & Field Officer's Sword, c. 1862, gilt-brass hilt with foliate designs and US , shagreen grip with wire wrap, ornate steel blade with laurels, an eagle, crossed flags, and a large U.S , marked above the ricasso with GORHAM & CO PROVIDENCE R.I. , and below marked with COLLINS & CO HARTFORD CONN. 1862 , brown steel scabbard with engraved gilt-brass fittings, blade lg. 31, overall lg. 39 in. Provenance: From the collection of W. Scott Ferriss.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-11-02
