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 24-1/2 inches overall with 19-1/4th of those inches being the blade. One thing that is extra special about this sword is that at the base it has the small stamped "C.S." lettering. There are a very small few of these swords that show up with this rare marking. The edge of the blade has some service nicks that make you wonder what action it saw during the War. 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. When the swords by the extremely rare original wooden scabbard. So oftentimes they 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 with the tip being constructed of lead. These swords are rare in their own right but the scabbard on the sword is much more scarce than the sword itself. It even retains some of the original factory paint on the wood and drag. 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.

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