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Medical Items from the Civil War Era
Edged Weapons
Gorgeous Civil War Medical Staff Officers Sword by Klingenthal
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Here is a sword that you don't see offered very often these days. This is the original Civil War medical staff officer sword. Officially known as the US model 1840 medical staff sword this is the classic style that was worn by the doctors of the Civil War era. The blade is 29-1/2 inches in overall length with an attractive look all over. You can still clearly see the etching on each side of the blade. The front of the blade has the floral and geometric etching as well as the eagle and "E PLURIBUS UNUM" etching on both sides. On the back of the blade it has the more floral and patriotic designs etched on each side of the large "US" lettering. The last 2 inches of the sword blade on one side has a little pitting. When you take the handle off you can see the marking where the sword is one of the fine quality blades that has the Klingenthal arsenal marking. Many firms would import the blades and assemble swords themselves like this including many of the American firms such as Horstmann and Tiffany. These swords have a beautifully ornate handle and cross guard. The cross guard has the shield in the center and as you can see it still has the applied German silver "MS" letters. These letters stand for the medical service branch of the Union army. The cast brass handle has the beautiful droop wing style union Eagle on the front side. The Eagle holds the arrows of war in one talon in the branch of peace and the other. At the very top of the sword it is all held together by the tang nut that is designed in the form of a flower. On the blade side back of the hand grip it has the Oval stamp containing the "E.L." lettering and the three stars. This is the marking of the Paris, France sword assembler E. Lyon. All of the brass has a beautiful rich patina as you can see in the pictures with a fine amount of the original gold gilding from the factory. The sword is accompanied by the original scabbard that is constructed entirely of brass. The scabbard still retains all three sword hanger rings as well as the drag on the bottom of the sword scabbard. As you can see the mounts and drag have the beautiful designs to accentuate the sword itself. The throat is still present at the top of the scabbard. This one is a keeper!

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