US Army officer's Model 1850 sword and scabbard

Titles: US Army officer's Model 1850 sword and scabbard (Supplied title)

Description: United States Army Staff and Field Officer's Model 1850 sword (.A) and scabbard (.B). The etched sword has a slightly curved, single-edged blade and a Phrygian helmet type brass hilt with fishskin grips bound with brass wire. The iron scabbard is covered with leather and has brass fittings. The set was used during the Henry Hastings Sibley Expedition by Captain Leonard Aldrich of the 8th Minnesota Regiment, Company F.

Dates

• Not earlier than 1850 (Model year) (Creation)
• 1861 - 1865 (Civil War) (Content)

Creation

• issued by: United States, Army, Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 8th (1862-1865), Company F
• owned/used by: Aldrich, Leonard

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 9164.A,B

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 set items

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 37 1/4 inches length (overall)
• 31 5/8 inches length (blade)
• 1 1/8 inches width (blade)

Subjects

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