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Originally Posted by Rick
Private purchase perhaps ?
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Yes...in my humble opinion from collecting militaria. Definetly a private purchase sword, before seeing the Clauberg mark...I had assumed by the hilt that it was of French origins. As some French produced 1850 Staff & Fields have the same ornate 3-5 bar hilts with similar butt caps, and the distinctive raised floral work down the backstrap.
But then no surprise the French influenced a lot of the sword stylings used in Europe, and the US at that time. So much so that swords of the style were often considered a mark of distinction among officers of the period.
A very nice sword w/ history...glad to see it where it belongs.