The Civil War Relicman, Harry Ridgeway
	Winchester, Virginia USA  Civil War weapons bought and sold (pre 1898)
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Civil War weapons, Relicman sales catalog

All weapons listed on this webpage are strictly manufactured before 1898, and are considered unsafe for actual use.  These are antique collectible weapons of the Civil War (most are pre 1865, unless I state otherwise) and actual firing of these weapons is not recommended for any purpose whatsoever!  Because these are all "pre 1898" weapons, no licenses are required for ownership, but common sense and good judgment are real good things to apply.

All  items listed are believed to be authentic to the Civil War or as otherwise described. 

W0787     Cavalry saber, Model 1860, Ames, not dated (arched address, no inspection)
 

The model 1860 saber was made slightly lighter than the model 1840 and was the primary saber of the Federal cavalry by the end of the war.  Standard features include wooden handle with a swell covered with leather and a wire grip, brass hilt has three branches, brass pommel cap and guard are unadorned, steel blade has flat back with narrow and wide fuller stopped at the ricasso, iron scabbard with iron mountings.  Manufactured by Ames Manufacturing  Company, Chicopee, Massachusetts.  Marks on ricasso, "AMES MFG CO / CHICOPEE / MASS"  (arched style), and no marks on right side ricasso, additional inspector stamp, "ADK" on pommel, and scabbard drag.  The marks on the ricasso right side are spurious, were put there to enhance the piece.  However this is actually a rare unmarked Ames, probably a sales sample or issued to a state, the marks do not belong and can be removed.  Note that there are inspector marks on the pommel and drag, that is because all of these parts were manufactured and inspected independently and then assembled, the final government inspection was simply omitted on this example.  The grip has leather wrap and wire intact, leather washer intact, clean blade, scabbard intact with light rust, inexpensive example.   Blade length 35 inches. 
Ref: Thillmann Cav. & Arty. Sabers pg. 79 (not dated, arched address, no inspection).      $825.