Speaking of Bruce Bazelon, he is the author of the article of whic I so frequently quote and he has truly doen his research. The name of the article is "The Philadelphia Brass Hilt". He does admit that his approach is just a theory, but lends support to it through facts and hypothesis. He likewise conferred heavily with Mr Mowbray in writing the article, so I think there's credence here. In any case, I think it's a beautiful sword and I'm glad to have it in my collection.
Here's a varient from Morristown,NJ (Example 12)
http://www.nps.gov/history/history/o...ew/vol4-1d.htm
A rough example with "American Light Horse" marking on blade-
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