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U.S. cavalry saber circa 1800
iron stirrup guard and pommel, wood grip; marked "MOLE" on spine of blade, "SC" on disk finial of guard.
overall L41" blade L35 3/8"
Provenance: Bluffton, South Carolina private collection.
Literature: Bezdek, Richard H. SWORDS AND SWORD MAKERS OF ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND. Boulder, CO: Paladin Press, 2003. p.195.
Peterson, Harold L. THE AMERICAN SWORD 1775-1945. rev. ed. Ray Riling Arms Books Co., 1996. pp.18-25, similar examples.
Other Notes: "SC" indicates that the hilt came from a sword owned by the State of Connecticut. The blade is of British manufacture; "MOLE" is Robert Mole, who began work in 1847 and was active until 1855 when his sons joined him.
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