Collection Highlights
William Pitt, the Elder, First Earl of Chatham (1708-1778)
Date:
ca. 1770
Object Number:
1864.5
Medium:
Marble
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Noncommissioned officer's sword
Object Number:
1941.1150ab
Date:
1865
Medium:
Steel, brass; leather, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 39 1/2 x 4 3/4 x 3 in. ( 100.3 x 12.1 x 7.6 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on obverse of blade below hilt: "US / J. F. / 1865"
stamped: on reverse of blade below hilt: "Made by / AMES MFG. CO. / CHICOPEE / . . ."
stamped: on knuckle-bow (obverse side): "A.D.K."
Description:
Sword with straight, single-edged steel blade with fuller running from ricasso almost to point; brass hilt cast in one piece with grip ribbed in imitation of wire wrapping, globular pommel, double kidney-shaped counter-guard, and short flared quillon with oval button finial; black leather scabbard with brass mount with elongated frog stud at throat and brass tip with slightly asymmetrical drag.
Gallery Label:
This sword represents a type adopted by the War Department in 1840 for use by noncommissioned officers. The model was still worn by American sergeants in the early years of the twentieth century.
Credit Line:
Gift of John Ward Dunsmore
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
