US Army Model 1860 cavalry saber and scabbard

Titles: US Army Model 1860 cavalry saber and scabbard (Supplied title)

Description: United States Army Cavalry Model 1860 saber (.A) and scabbard (.B) used by Colonel Ozora Pierson Stearns of the Ninth Minnesota Infantry Regiment and later the commander of the 39th United States Colored Infantry Regiment. The saber's blade is curved and single-edged. The hilt, with a half-basket type hand guard, is brass with leather-wrapped grips. The scabbard is iron with two suspension rings and an asymmetrical drag. Made by Mansfield and Lamb of Forestdale, Rhode Island.

Dates

• 1863 (Date stamped) (Creation)
• 1861 - 1865 (Civil War) (Content)

Creation

• made by: Mansfield & Lamb
• owned/used by: Stearns, Ozora Pierson
• about: United States, Army, Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 9th (1862-1865)

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 8707.2.A,B

Credit: Minnesota Historical Society Collections

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 set items

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 41 1/8 inches length (overall)
• 34 7/8 inches length (blade)
• 2 1/8 inches width (blade)

Subjects

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