Original U.S. Civil War M-1840 Army Non-Commissioned Officer Sword by Ames Mfg. Co. - Dated 1864 French Uniforms probably to allow the flag

probably to allow the flag to hang on the inside or outside of the harbor house

connected to padded straps

• Books and manuals on musketry

powder and projectile were loaded from the muzzle

so it may have been a European blade that was repurposed

Original U.S. Civil War M-1840 Army Non-Commissioned Officer Sword by Ames Mfg. Co. - Dated 1864 French Uniforms probably to allow the flagOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent example of a U. S. Civil War issue Model 1840 Non Commissioned Officer's sword by Ames Manufacturing Co. of Chicopee, Massachusetts. They were by far the largest supplier of edged weapons to the Union forces during the war. The sword measures approximately 38 " overall, and has an all brass hilt, with a "double scallop" cross guard, and a "D" hand guard enclosing the knurled hand grip. The 32