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Authentic Confederate Manufactured or Used Swords and Firearms of the Civil War
Artillery
McElroy Pattern Confederate "Gladiator" Style Short Artillery & Scabbard
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What a cool Confederate sword! This is the classic pattern of Confederate short artillery sword. These were patterned after the gladiator style sword. Since the 1830's the U.S. Government had made a sword of this pattern that was officially known as the model 1832 U.S. artillery short sword. When the Civil War broke out many of the Southern arsenals produced their versions of that sword. This is one of those Confederate manufactured swords. There are a few obvious differences between these Confederate swords and the Union made swords. The blade on the Confederate sword has no fuller groove and the Union swords will have three on each side. The handle on the Union made sword will have rivets holding the blade in place and the Confederate made sword will only be peened at the top of the pommel. This one is a beautiful and classic example of the Confederate workmanship. The sword measures 22 inches overall with 16-1/2 of those inches being the blade. You can see by the chips on the edge of the blade that this one was used and didn't just sit in an arsenal. The brass that composes the handle is in wonderful shape and has a fantastic dark copper color to the metal. The handle on this one lets us know where it was made. If you notice the small handle has tightly spaced grip ridges in the brass. These are the traits of manufacture that are attributed to being manufactured at the famous Macon, Georgia firm of William J. McElroy. This pattern of sword is illustrated on page 9 of the book entitled Collecting the Confederacy by my friend Shannon Pritchard. We occasionally see the swords but it isn't often that they are accompanied by a rare original wooden scabbard. I bought this scabbard several years ago and couldn't find a sword to fit it until recently. The sword was a little bit too thick, so I had the wood on the inside thinned down to allow the sword to seat. It fits quite nicely now as you can see in the images. So oftentimes these wooden scabbards break and no longer accompany the sword themselves but this one is present and in fine shape. The body of the scabbard is crafted using wood with the throat and drag being manufactured out of tin. The scabbard drag and throat are held in place by the metal staples as you see in the images. These swords are rare in their own right but the scabbard on the sword is much more scarce than the sword itself. This beauty is completely unmarked but is a McElroy product and is 100% Confederate in manufacture. This is a great looking Confederate gladiator style artillery short sword and scabbard that any collector would love to have.

Item #: C2764
Shipping Weight: 6 lbs
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