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This sword has several interesting and unique characteristics. The blade is not etched nor engraved, but the brass scabbard is heavily engraved. The insignia, below, was photographed from the scabbard. It is The United States Adjutant General’s crest. The eagle holds a shield and it has eighteen stars! No manufacturer’s name or mark is evident. The blade seems to be hand made. The hilt has langets and the eagle head pommel is extraordinarily fine. The sword is American because of the American eagle with the shield. This sword has a straight blade, which would indicate that it was made after 1820. In 1821 regulations specified that the blade would be changed from a curved blade to a straight blade. The pommel is an eagle head with backstrap. The gilded brass hilt with cross quillons and chain is unusual but not rare for that period. The grips are-wooden and the straiqht blade is without decoration. The gilded brass scabbard has three rings and is heavily engraved on the obverse side with an American eagle showing sixteen stars.
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