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THBUS Model 1798 Dragoon Saber by Starr
About Seller
6270 Este Ave.
Cincinnati , OH 45232
United States
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LiveFeb 21, 2017 - Feb 22, 2017
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- Lot Description
33.5 in. curved blade with narrow and deep 26 in. fuller near spine. Obverse ricasso marked N. Starr & Co, reverse ricasso marked US / 1799. Iron stirrup hilt with leather covered grooved wooden grip. Complete with original iron mounted leather scabbard. The M-1798 saber has the distinction of being the first US government contract saber, with only 2,000 ordered and produced. The survival rate of these early American swords is quite low, and original scabbards are even more rarely encountered.
Provenance: N. Flayderman and Co., Inc.About very good overall. Blade a mostly dull gray patina with a thick brown patina at the ricasso and mottled discoloration and oxidation scattered along the blade. The iron hilt has a thick, heavily oxidized brown patina that is untouched. Leather wrap is about good, showing wear and loss and is mostly void of wire. The scabbard is about good with expected wear, crazing and finish loss. Drag and lower piece of leather are separated from the majority of the scabbard body. Stitching along the spine is mostly complete and tight. A really wonderful and untouched example of one of the hardest early American swords to find for sale, even more so with the correct scabbard.Condition
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